Supreme Court on judicial officer transferred to Naxalite area for losing temper, shouting at Bombay HC

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of the Bombay High Court on a plea challenging contempt of court proceedings initiated against a senior judicial officer from Maharashtra over his alleged outburst before the High Court [Dilip S Ghumare Versus High Court of Judicature at Bombay and Ors.]. .A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta however declined to stay the contempt proceedings against the officer, one Dilip S Ghumare, who was allegedly transferred to a naxalite area shortly after the Bombay High Court took exception to his actions. "Let him repent. This is gross indiscipline. A judicial officer cannot shout at the High Court" the Court said. .The dispute arose before the Bombay High Court on September 1 when a Bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Kamal Khata was examining an affidavit regarding vacancies in 179 new posts for fast track courts.