The Opposition parties in Maharashtra on Tuesday criticised the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation for appointing lawyer Aarti Sathe, a former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson, as a Bombay High Court judge.The Congress’ Maharashtra unit described the development as the “height of shamelessness” and alleged that the BJP had made a mockery of democracy.Sathe was made a spokesperson of the Maharashtra BJP in February 2023, The Indian Express reported. She resigned from her post as well as from the primary membership of the BJP in January 2024.On July 28, the Supreme Court Collegium approved a proposal to appoint Sathe, Ajit Kadethankar and Ghodeswar as judges of the Bombay High Court. The recommendations will be sent to the Union Minister of Law and Justice. The law ministry, in turn, will place the recommendation before the prime minister, who will advise the president about the appointment.निर्लज्जपणाचा कळस चक्क भाजप प्रवक्त्यांची न्यायाधीशपदी निवड होत आहे. लोकशाहीची क्रूर थट्टा भाजपने उघड चालवली आहे...@BJP4Maharashtra #INCMaharashtra #IndianNationalCongress #Congress #MaharashtraPolitics #bjpspokeperson #aaratisathe #mumbaihighcourt pic.twitter.com/AI5cy4z0k9— Maharashtra Congress (@INCMaharashtra) August 5, 2025 On Tuesday, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar said that while Sathe may have met legal requirements by resigning from the BJP before becoming a High Court judge, it was questionable how she would be able to pass any verdict against the Hindutva party as a member of the judiciary.Pawar said that his party has approached...Read more
Appointment of ex-BJP spokesperson as Bombay HC judge is ‘mockery of democracy’, says Opposition
