Bombay High Court judge resigns in open court by saying ‘I am sorry’, this big reason came to the fore
Bombay High Court judge Justice Rohit Dev suddenly announced his resignation in open court on Friday. People were surprised to hear this. Judge Rohit Dev said that he has resigned due to personal reasons. Announcing his resignation in his courtroom in Nagpur, which houses a bench of the High Court, Justice Deo said he could not compromise on self-respect, according to a lawyer present in the court. Following the announcement, the matters listed before him for the day were dismissed.
The judge resigned, said this big thing
Justice Dev said in the court, “I apologize to all of you who are present in the court. I scold you because I want you to improve. I don’t want to hurt any of you because you are all like family to me and I am sorry.” Let me tell you that I have submitted my resignation. I can’t work against my self-esteem. You guys work hard.” Later speaking to reporters, the judge said that he had stepped down due to personal reasons and sent his resignation letter to the President of India.
Judge Rohit Dev had given verdict in many famous cases
Let us tell you that in the year 2022, Justice Dev acquitted former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba under the Act (UAPA) in the case of alleged Maoist links, canceled the life sentence given to him and said that illegal activities ( Prevention) the trial proceedings were void in the absence of valid sanction. Later, the Supreme Court stayed that order and ordered the Nagpur bench of the High Court to hear the matter afresh.
Last week, in the Nagpur-Mumbai Samriddhi Expressway case, Justice Deo had stayed the operation of the Maharashtra government’s resolution (order) of January 3, through which the state had to file a complaint with the revenue department regarding illegal mining of minor minerals by contractors engaged in construction. It was empowered to quash the punitive proceedings initiated by the
Justice Deo was appointed as a judge of the Bombay High Court in June 2017 and was due to retire in December 2025. Prior to this he was the Advocate General of Maharashtra in 2016.
