The Bombay High Court has ruled that former high court judge Pushpa Ganediwala, who faced significant criticism over controversial verdicts in cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, is entitled to receive a pension on par with a high court judge.

According to PTI reports, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre quashed a communication dated November 2, 2022, from the High Court’s registry, which had declared that Ganediwala was not eligible for a high court judge’s pension and related benefits. The court directed the registry to fix her pension along with 6 per cent interest from February 2022 within two months.