More than a month after she approached the Kerala High Court alleging continuous harassment by her superior officer, the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II court in Kottayam has been transferred to a new post.
An order issued by P.J. Vincent, Registrar (District Judiciary), on Monday states that judicial officer Tiara Rose Mary and Deepa Mohanan, Additional Munsiff, Kottayam, are mutually transferred. “The officers shall take charge at their respective new stations forthwith. The officers are not eligible for joining time or transfer grant,” it reads.
Meanwhile, Ms. Mohanan will be eligible for a special pay of ₹1,250 a month for the extra administrative work in her new post. Ms. Mary has proceeded on leave since March 1, reportedly protesting against what she terms ‘continuous harassment’ by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Kottayam. Over a month ago, she also lodged a complaint in this regard with the committee responsible for addressing grievances of judicial officers.
