Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Justice Mohite-Dere's Impactful Tenure at Bombay HC
Justice Revati Mohite-Dere was a judge at the Bombay High Court for 12 years.
She is known for her strong stance on protecting people's rights and holding police and other agencies accountable.
She made important decisions about women's rights, children's rights, and even animal welfare.
She criticized the police and other agencies for not doing their jobs properly in many cases.
She also suggested reforms to improve the conditions in prisons and for children in observation homes.
She is now going to be the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
Justice Revati Mohite-Dere served 12 years at Bombay HC, known for her strong stance on rights and accountability.
She criticized police and central agencies in multiple cases, including the Badlapur sexual assault and pothole deaths.
Her bench allowed pregnancy termination beyond 24 weeks in cases of utmost urgency.
She upheld death sentences for serious crimes, including cannibalism and gang rape, and questioned CBI's conviction rates.
Justice Mohite-Dere suggested reforms for prisons, observation homes, and police sensitivity training on LGBTQIA+ issues.
- Who
- Justice Revati Mohite-Dere, a judge at Bombay High Court for 12 years, set to become Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
- What
- Justice Mohite-Dere delivered key verdicts on personal liberty, women's rights, and police accountability during her tenure
- When
- Her tenure at Bombay HC was from 2013 to 2025, with notable cases in 2023-2024
- Where
- Bombay High Court, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To uphold the constitution, protect rights, and impact lives in a meaningful way, as per her statement
- Name
- Justice Revati Mohite-Dere
- Tenure
- 12 years at Bombay HC (2013-2025)
- New Role
- Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
- Notable Cases
- Badlapur sexual assault, pothole compensation, Jai Corp fraud, Shiv Sena leader's murder
- Key Issues
- Personal liberty, women's rights, children's rights, marginalized communities, animal welfare
- Controversial Actions
- Criticized police, CBI, and ED in multiple cases
- Reforms
- Observation home for children, prison conditions, police sensitivity training
- Notable Verdicts
- Allowed pregnancy termination beyond 24 weeks, upheld death sentence for cannibalism, quashed lookout circulars against Rhea Chakraborty