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Justice Rohit B. Deo, a judge at the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, has resigned in open court. He apologized for any unintended hurt caused and encouraged lawyers to continue their hard work.
Justice Rohit B Deo of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court today resigned in the open court today.
Justice Deo was the sitting judge at the Nagpur Bench appointed in 2017. Justice Deo was also the Advocate General and Additional Solicitor General before being appointed as the high court judge.
In November 2023, Justice Deo discharged GN Saibaba who allegedly had Maoist Links and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court. Saibaba was convicted under the UAPA Act. The Supreme Court had then set aside the order of the Bombay High Court discharging Saibaba.
Justice Rohit B. Deo of the Nagpur Bench, Bombay High Court, resigns in open court. He expressed regret and apologized for any unintended hurt caused. He encouraged lawyers to continue working hard and sought forgiveness for his strictness on certain occasions.
Justice Deo was appointed as a additional judge in 2017 and was made as the permanent judge in 2019.
Recently, Justice Rohit B. Deo's bench issued a stay on the Maharashtra government's resolution allowing the cancellation of punitive actions against contractors involved in the Samrudhhi Expressway project.
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