Bombay High Court Quashes Administrative Directive Halting Trustee Appointments In Nashik

The Bombay High Court on October 29 <b>quashed an administrative directive</b> that froze trustee appointments to the Shree Saptashrungi Niwasini Devi Trust in Nashik, Maharashtra. A division bench comprising Justices GS Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale ruled that District Judge Anju Shende acted with <b>gross impropriety</b> by issuing an administrative email that halted the lawful selection process, rejecting the defense that she relayed oral orders. The Court held that an <b>unverified email</b> cannot usurp judicial authority or stall statutory proceedings without written approval, as the matter remains under judicial scrutiny.