Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh set aside the orders the dismissal of two women civil judges in Madhya Pradesh in 2023. Judges Aditi Kumar Sharma and Sarita Chaudhary had joined the judicial service in 2018 and 2017 respectively. One of the judges, during probation period, had got married, contracted Covid-19, had a miscarriage, and his brother was diagnosed with cancer. The Bench added that freedom from discrimination for women during pregnancy is precious right. The top court direct the reinstatement of both women judges within 15 days. They were dismissed over their alleged unsatisfactory performance. But a full court reconsidered its earlier resolutions on August 1, 2024 and decided to reinstate four officers– Jyoti Varkade, Sushri Sonakshi Joshi, S Kushri Priya Sharma and Rachna Atulkar Joshi — on certain terms and conditions, leaving out the other two, Aditi and Sarit.
