The Court ultimately held that ST Joshi judgment had “effectively answered” the issue against the petitioners and that the present plea essentially sought its “review, recall or revisiting.”
It nevertheless indicated a possible way forward.
“The only recourse that might be available to the petitioners would be to impress upon the jurisdictional High Court and the State government to reformulate the rules for appointment of presiding officers of family courts, especially in light of the provisions for such appointment as prevailing in other States,” the Court said in its order.
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