The three member committee have dropped all the charges of sexual harassment against the Chief Justice of India after finding nothing substantial backing the claims of woman who had levelled allegations.
The committee dropped the charges after they were being considered ‘farcical’.
The CJI, Ranjan Gogoi was facing sexual harassment charges levelled against him by a former woman employee of the apex court.
The committee said that it has found no substance in the allegations.
Gogoi is 46th CJI of India and was accused by ex Supreme Court staffer of sexual harassment.
However, advocate Prashant Bushan who has come out in support of the woman, tweeted, ”An In-house committee of the CJI’S colleagues which held informal proceedings in-camera (without recording the proceedings) without allowing the complainant any lawyer or support person (making her walk out) has given a hasty clean chit to the CJI in a sealed cover. Suprised!”
The panel looking over these charges completed its task just within 14 days after the allegations were levelled. Proceeded, ex-parte after the woman had opted out of the inquiry on April 30, mere participating for a couple of days.
Meanwhile, the noted jurist Soli Sorabjee termed the in-house inquiry conducted by Supreme Court correct and said that there was no substantial evidence backing the allegations of woman against the apex court Chief Justice.
Following the decision, the woman, however, said that her worst fears have come true and her hopes have shattered. The woman who had lodged the complaint had issued the statement after the committee gave clean chit to Gogoi.
“Today, my worst fears have come true, and all hopes of justice and redress from the highest court of the land have been shattered.” She said.
“I am now extremely scared and terrified because the in-house committee, despite having all material placed before them, has given me no justice or protection and said nothing about the absolutely malafide dismissals and suspensions, indignities and humiliations suffered by me and my family,” she said.