'Resignation Not Voluntary': SC Orders Reinstatement of Woman Judicial Judge

However, the bench said that she would not be entitled to back wages.

The Supreme Court on Thursday, 10 February, directed the Madhya Pradesh (MP) High Court to reinstate a former woman judicial judge, who had resigned in 2014 after raising sexual harassment allegations against a then MP High Court judge.

The Supreme Court bench of L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai said her resignation could not be "construed as voluntary," quashed the High Court's decision to accept her resignation, and directed it to reinstate her as 'Additional District Judge'.

"We hold and declare that the petitioner's resignation from the post of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Gwalior, dated July 15, 2014, cannot be construed to be voluntary and order dated July 17, 2014 … accepting the resignation of the petitioner is quashed and set aside," the bench said.