The Supreme Court docket on Friday stayed the Gujarat Excessive Court docket’s choice to advertise 68 judicial officers, together with the choose who convicted Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for prison defamation, to district judges. The apex courtroom got here down on the Gujarat authorities for notifying the promotions regardless of the matter being sub-judice.
A two-judge bench, comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar stayed the advice made by the Gujarat Excessive Court docket for the promotion of the judicial officers and the ensuing discover issued by the Gujarat authorities calling for the implementation of the courtroom’s advice.
Among the many 68 judical officers is is Harish Hasmukh Bhai Varma, who handed the order of conviction towards Rahul Gandhi and sentenced him to 2 years easy imprisonment,
“It’s required to be famous that as per gujrarat recruitment guidelines it’s as per benefit cum seniority..thus we’re glad that orders issued by the state govt is violative of the supreme courtroom judgments delivered.. Although we wished to dispose off the plea… Ld Dave didn’t need us to dispose off the plea.. since state govt has taken a call to advertise the officers.. we keep the implementation of the promotion record,” Justice MR Shah mentioned, in accordance with Bar & Bench.
On April 28, the Supreme Court docket had expressed its dissatisfaction with the HC for issuing a notification on April 18 on the switch of the judges on a sub judice matter. In line with the notification, Varma is being transferred as a further district choose to the Rajkot district courtroom.