Mumbai: Bombay high court judge, justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who delivered controversial rulings last year on “skin-to-skin contact” in the sexual assault of a minor, has resigned in view of the Supreme Court collegium’s decision not to make her a permanent judge, people familiar with the matter said.
Her resignation came right before her term as an additional judge in the Nagpur bench of the high court was to end on February 12, after which the 52-year-old judge would have reverted to being a district judge in Maharashtra.
Justice Ganediwala was first appointed as additional judge on February 13, 2019, and was recommended in January 2021 to be made a permanent judge. But before the government could process the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium, her controversial judgment on “skin-to-skin contact” in a sexual assault case emerged.
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on January 25, 2021, recalled its recommendation. She was later appointed as additional judge for one more year. In December 2021 when the collegium took a relook at the case, it decided against her appointment.
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