KOCHI: Justice Sunil Thomas has recused from hearing a batch of petitions against Crime Branch Chief Tomin J Thachankary in a disproportionate assets case.

Justice Sunil Thomas had earlier considered his petition, seeking to discharge him from the case. The police officer had the other day filed an additional petition, seeking to move that petition to another bench.

It was while considering this additional petition that he informed that he was recusing from hearing all petitions in this connection.

Thachankary’s demand was that the Supreme Court lawyer move through video conferencing the case to the bench that was handling the case.