Recently, the Uttarakhand High Court directed the suspension of Chamoli district judge Dhananjay Chaturvedi for being absent during the recording of statements in his court and infringing upon the right to privacy of a woman subordinate employee.

In accordance with the high court's order issued by registrar general Anuj Kumar Sangal on Monday, Chaturvedi has been attached to the district and sessions judge's office in Champawat.

The judge was found to have misused his authority to violate the privacy of a subordinate woman employee by obtaining her call detail records.

The high court's order stated that during his suspension, Chaturvedi would remain attached to the district and sessions judge's office in Champawat.

Currently, there is no information available on who will replace Chaturvedi as the district judge of Chamoli.

The high court issued a showcause notice to Chaturvedi on April 11 following complaints against him but did not find his reply satisfactory.