The Supreme Court recently stayed the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which made adverse remarks against a POCSO Special Judge, calling his conduct 'intellectual dishonesty' and directing an enquiry into 5 years of his judicial work.
The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a challenge against the adverse remarks of the Madhya Pradesh High Court against a judicial officer in a criminal case.
While issuing notice in the matter, the bench proceeded to stay the directions for investigation against the judicial officer/ petitioner by the High Court.
"The impugned judgment and order of the High Court insofar as the directions issued against the petitioner, shall stand stayed, until further orders."
The petitioner, namely Vivek Singh Raghuvanshi, is a Spec