Among the judicial officers who have been promoted to district judges is judicial magistrate Harish Hasmukhbhai Varma, who found Rahul Gandhi guilty of criminal defamation and sentenced him to two years of simple imprisonment.
On April 28, the Supreme Court had expressed its dissatisfaction with the HC for issuing a notification on April 18 on the transfer of the judges on a sub judice matter. According to the notification, Varma is being transferred as an additional district judge to the Rajkot district court.