Supreme Court Stays Reinstatement of Judge Who Urinated on Train, Calls Act 'Disgusting'

• The Supreme Court stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order to reinstate a judicial officer accused of urinating on a train while intoxicated.
• The incident involved a Class-II Civil Judge who allegedly created a disturbance, behaved rudely, and urinated on a berth in a train coach with a woman present.
• Despite being acquitted in a criminal case due to hostile witnesses and lack of medical confirmation of alcohol, a departmental inquiry found him guilty.
• The Madhya Pradesh High Court had reinstated him, deeming his removal 'arbitrary and irrational,' citing negligence rather than intentional concealment.
• The Supreme Court called the judge's conduct 'disgusting' and 'gross indiscipline,' emphasizing the act was contrary to judicial dignity.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court halts reinstatement of judge involved in train urination incident, citing 'gross indiscipline'.