The Opposition parties in Maharashtra on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) sought the revocation of the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation to appoint former BJP spokesperson Aarti Sathe as a judge of the Bombay High Court.
NCP(SP) MLA Rohit Pawar asked if people from other parties would get justice when a case was presented before her. “We are afraid that if people who have vociferously put forth the BJP’s voice are appointed as judges, then tomorrow common people will not get justice. We trust the judicial system. But we have no access to information about how the interviews were taken, who all were interviewed, who were rejected, on what grounds it had happened,” said Mr. Pawar.
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“This is an effort by the BJP to control the judicial system,” Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said. Congress leader Vijay Waddettiwar too sought the revocation of the recommendation.
The debate was sparked after Mr. Rohit Pawar posted on X a statement on the Supreme Court Collegium’s meeting held on July 28, 2025, and its recommendation of three names for appointments as judges of the Bombay High Court. It included Aarti Arun Sathe’s name. The post also had the screenshot of Aarti Sathe’s social media post of two years ago, in which she had shared a press note of the BJP announcing the list of State spokespersons.
