The Rajya Sabha-appointed committee has finally chargesheeted Sikkim Chief Justice P D Dinakaran on 16 charges of corruption and financial irregularities thirteen months after impeachment proceedings were first admitted against him with further debate slated for next Parliamentary session.

Former Karnataka chief justice P D Dinakaran has finally been appointed the chief justice of the Sikkim High Court at Gangtok following his transfer to the north-eastern state amidst charges of corruption and pending impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha.