Scheduled Tribe Woman Reinstated As Civil Judge After Illegal Removal By High Court: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment protecting constitutional values and procedural fairness, the Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated Pinky Meena, a woman from a Scheduled Tribe community, to the Rajasthan Judicial Service (RJS). Meena had been discharged from service by the Rajasthan High Court in 2020 during her probation period for not disclosing her previous government job as a teacher and for pursuing a law degree without a no-objection certificate (NOC). The…