India, Oct. 31 -- The Bombay High Court has accused one of its own officials of misusing the name of the then Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar to stop the appointment of five trustees to the Shree Saptashrung Nivasini Devi Trust in Nashik, after finding no evidence that the Chief Justice had approved the decision.

Setting aside the official's communication that had halted the selection process, a division bench of Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Dr Neela Gokhale on Thursday described her conduct as "gross impropriety" and said it could also amount to serious misconduct.

The case relates to the appointment of trustees to the Nashik-based temple trust. A selection process, which began in September last year, culminated in five candidate...