Mumbai Judge, court clerk booked by ACB for ₹15 lakh bribe in exchange for favourable order

Published on : 13 Nov 2025, 7:19 am 2 min read

The Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against Additional Judge Ejazuddin Salauddin Kazi of the Mazagaon Civil & Sessions Court and court clerk Chandrakant Hanmant Vasudev for allegedly demanding and accepting a ₹15 lakh bribe to secure a favourable order in a commercial suit.

According to a press note by ACB, the complainant’s wife had filed a petition before the Bombay High Court in 2015 alleging forcible occupation of her land.

In April 2016, the High Court passed an interim order restraining the creation of third-party rights.

In March 2024, the High Court transferred the matter to the civil court at Mazagaon as a commercial suit since the property value was below ₹10 crore.

On September 9 this year,