Bombay HC justice Rohit Deo resigns, says can’t work against self-respect

Justice Rohit B Deo of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court on Friday said he has resigned from office citing personal reasons.
Justice Deo announced his resignation in the courtroom on Friday. “I apologise to each one of you who are present in the court.
I scolded you because I want you to improve. I don’t want to hurt any of you because you all are like a family to me and I am sorry to tell you that I have submitted my resignation. I can’t work against my self-respect,” he said.
“My letter of resignation was sent to the President of the country. I resigned from the service following personal reasons,” Justice Deo said.
Justice Deo was appointed as an additional judge in June 2017 when he was Maharashtra’s advocate general. In April 2019, he was elevated as a permanent judge.
He was due to retire on December 4, 2025. Justice Deo led the high court’s two-judge bench that last year struck down the conviction and life term handed down to former Delhi University professor Gokalkonda Naga Saibaba.