A Bombay High Court additional judge, who delivered the controversial ‘no skin-to-skin contact doesn’t constitute sexual harassment’ judgement, was on Friday given a fresh one-year term as an additional judge, instead of two years as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium.
Justice Pushpa Ganediwala’s new tenure will start on February 13.
Her earlier tenure ended on Friday.
The SC collegium had recommended that she be given a fresh term as an additional judge for two years, but the government issued a notification on Friday stating that she be given a fresh term as an additional judge for two years.
The sources stated that the government decided to extend the period by only one year without asking the collegium to reconsider its recommendation of a two-year term.
It is to be noted that additional judges are usually appointed for two years before being promoted as permanent judges.
The decision has come after a controversial verdict given by Justice…