The Supreme Court Collegium is learnt to have refused confirmation to Justice Pushpa Ganediwala as a permanent judge of the Bombay High Court in view of her controversial “skin-to-skin” judgement.
The woman judge faced widespread criticism after she granted bail to a man accused of groping a minor, saying that there was no “skin-to-skin contact and hence, it cannot be termed as sexual assault” under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The top court had subsequently overturned the judgement.
In its latest recommendations, the Collegium approved the proposal for the appointment of three additional judges of the High Court Justices Madhav Jayajirao Jamdar, Amit Bhalchandra Borkar and Shrikant Dattatray Kulkarni, as permanent judges.
Additional judge Abhay Ahuja was granted a fresh term of one year as an additional judge.
However, Justice Ganediwala has neither received an extension nor confirmation. Once her term ends in February 2022, she will have to return as a district judge.
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Published 16 December 2021, 17:23 IST
