Sexual harassment charge dropped against Chief Justice of India |
A three-member in-house committee of Supreme Court judges led by justice SA Bobde on Monday unanimously cleared Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment charges levelled by a former court employee. The proceedings were ex parte that is without the party concerned, after the complainant walked out of her third meeting with the panel citing lack of procedure. The committee submitted its report to justice Arun Mishra, but refused to share its findings with even the complainant. It also cited a 2003 judgement in a case filed by lawyer Indira Jaising seeking the report of an in-house committee that looked into allegations of sexual harassment against judges of the Karnataka High Court. The complainant, who said she was disappointed and dejected by the report, has said she will decide on her next step after consulting her legal advisors. Justice Mishra will now decide whether the report should be placed before the full court as the committee was set up by a full court`s approval. The report was submitted to him because he is the senior most judge to whom it can be submitted.
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