Judge Urinates on Train, SC Stays Reinstatement, Calls Conduct 'Shameful'

• A civil judge, Navneet Singh Yadav, allegedly urinated in front of a female co-passenger while intoxicated on the Indore-Jabalpur Overnight Express in 2018.
• The Supreme Court stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order to reinstate Judge Yadav, calling his conduct "shocking and heinous."
• The MP High Court had initially dismissed Yadav in 2019 but ordered his reinstatement in May 2025, citing hostile witnesses and lack of medical proof of intoxication.
• The Supreme Court expressed displeasure, suggesting Yadav might have used his influence to intimidate witnesses and stated that dismissal is the only acceptable outcome for such behavior.
• Yadav allegedly abused co-passengers, railway staff, flaunted his judicial ID, and repeatedly pulled the emergency chain during the incident.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court intervenes in judge's misconduct case, emphasizing judicial dignity and strict action against obscenity.