Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala, an additional judge of the Bombay High Court put in her papers just two days before the end of her tenure.
The Supreme Court Collegium had decided not to recommend her name for the post of permanent judge of the Bombay High Court as two of the verdicts she rendered were scrutinised as they had a controversial interpretation of sexual assault under the Protection of Children fron Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. It was decided by the Collegium that once her tenure as additional judge ended on February 12, Justice Pushpa would be sent back to the district judiciary. The Collegium had earlier decided to elevate her as a permanent judge but withdrew its decision after the controversial POCSO rulings.
Justice Pushpa had in two of her verdicts concluded that it will not amount to an offence of sexual assault under the POCSO Act if there is no direct physical contact or skin-to-skin contact between the accused and the victim.
Due to this decision of the Collegium, Justice Pushpa resigned from her post.
