Justice Khehar recuses himself from hearing Sahara case

 In a sudden twist in the Sahara group case, Supreme Court judge Justice J S Khehar has recused himself from hearing the matter following which a new bench has been constituted. 

A “communication dated May 6, 2014 received from Justice J S Khehar was placed before the Chief Justice of India on May 7. On May 7 itself, the CJI has been pleased to constitute another bench to hear the matter relating to Sahara Group….,” Rakesh Sharma, deputy registrar of the apex court, said in a release on Thursday.