Justice Rohit B Deo of Bombay High Court has resigned from office.

Justice Deo was elevated to the High Court bench in 2017. He was the State's Advocate General before his appointment as a judge. He has also served as the Additional Solicitor General at the Nagpur bench of the High Court.

While mentioning his resignation,Justice Rohit B Deo apologised in open court. While giving resignation, he mentioned he had no hard feelings against anyone and that he is sorry if he has hurt anyone.

The judge, who is sitting in the Nagpur bench of the High Court, had been on the bench that discharged Professor GN Saibaba in the Maoist links case last year before the Supreme Court suspended the same.

More recently, a bench led by Justice Deo stayed the effect of a government resolution empowering the Maharashtra government to cancel punitive proceedings initiated against contractors working on the Samrudhhi Expressway project.