Justice Ganediwala was appointed as additional judge of the High Court in February 2019. She was recommended to be made a permanent judge by the Supreme Court Collegium in January 2021. But the Collegium withdrew its recommendations after the controversial judgments surfaced.
Last week, her tenure as additional judge was extended for one year by the government.
BUT NOT EVERYBODY WAS AGAINST HER APPOINTMENT
Meanwhile, a group of lawyers had drafted a representation to the Supreme Court collegium seeking reconsideration, after it withdrew recommendation to appoint Justice Ganediwala as a permanent judge of the Bombay High Court.
Signatures from members of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) and District Bar Association (DBA) members were taken to make the representation, reported The Times of India.
It was decided that this would be sent to President of India Ramnath Kovind, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others.
WHY WAS RECOMMENDATION WITHDRAWN?
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