1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Application No.3750 of 2008 In Criminal Application No.2219 of 2008 (Aniruddha s/o Ganesh Pathak v. State of Maharashtra and others) (Applicant/Intervener : Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bombay High Court, Mumbai) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CORAM : R.C. Chavan, J. DATE : 24th October, 2008 This is an application by the Registrar General of the High Court for intervention and impleadment as a party-respondent. Since the question pertains to posting a Judicial Officer, it is the High Court, which is a necessary party, and, therefore, the High Court should have been impleaded as a party respondent. The application is, therefore, allowed. The applicant be impleaded as a party respondent. The High Court has also sought vacation of interim relief granted on 1-7-2008 in terms of prayer clause (ii), which is to the following effect : “Pending final disposal of the present application before this Hon'ble Court, by way of an interim order, issue direction in the nature of mandamus to Respondent No.3 Law Secretary that 2 registration of the offences vide Crime No.229/2008 under Sections 353, 186, 294 & 506 along with Chapter Proceeding No.130/08 under Section 107 and 116(3) of Cr.P.C. would not come in the way of the applicant for being appointed to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) and Judicial Magistrate (First Class).” First, this interim relief does not oblige the High Court to post the applicant even if an appointment is made by the Government. In any case, the learned counsel for the applicant states that he would not press enforcement of the interim relief granted in his favour till the application is finally decided. By consent, fix the matter for final hearing on 18-11-2008. JUDGE Lanjewar