"Grave Failure Of Due Process", Sr Adv Raju Ramachandran On SC's Saturday Sitting
5 years, 8 months ago

"Grave Failure Of Due Process", Sr Adv Raju Ramachandran On SC's Saturday Sitting

Live Law  

Senior Advocate and former ASG Raju Ramachandran termed the special sitting held by Supreme Court on Saturday in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against Cheif Justice of India a 'grave failure of due process'.In a response given to Live Law, he said :"When an allegation of sexual harassment is made,the person concerned is fully entitled to assert his innocence, but without shaming. Senior Advocate and former ASG Raju Ramachandran termed the special sitting held by Supreme Court on Saturday in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against Cheif Justice of India a 'grave failure of due process'. In a response given to Live Law, he said : "When an allegation of sexual harassment is made,the person concerned is fully entitled to assert his innocence, but without shaming the accuser. On April 20, a special sitting of a bench of CJI Gogoi, Justices Arun Mishra and Sanjiv Khanna was held, which was stated to be on the basis of a suo moto case registered on a mention by Solicitor General Thushar Mehta to deal with a "a matter of 'great public importance touching upon the independence of the judiciary'.

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SC closes sexual harassment proceedings against former CJI Ranjan Gogoi, hints at conspiracy behind charges
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India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the suo motu proceedings against former CJI Ranjan Gogoi in the 2019 sexual harassment case against him saying a possible conspiracy may have been hatched against the former judge, which led to the allegations. The sexual harassment case proceedings against former CJI Ranjan Gogoi was listed for hearing in the Supreme Court after almost …

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The former woman employee of the Supreme Court who levelled sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, on Tuesday sought a copy of the report of the In-House Inquiry Committee which gave clean chit to the CJI New Delhi: The former woman employee of the Supreme Court who levelled sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, on Tuesday …

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI Gogoi: Ex-SC Staff Appears Before Enquiry Panel
5 years, 8 months ago

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI Gogoi: Ex-SC Staff Appears Before Enquiry Panel

Live Law  

A former apex court employee, who levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, appeared on Friday before the in-house inquiry panel which is dealing with her complaint. The three-member panel, headed by Justice S A Bobde, conducted its first in-chamber sitting during which the woman and the secretary general of the apex court appeared before …

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5 years, 8 months ago

CJI sexual harassment case: Coddling of Utsav Bains, treatment of Ranjan Gogoi's accuser reveal structural sexism

Firstpost  

The contrast between the two hearings can’t have been starker and offers a startling view into the structural sexism at play here, and the absurd differences in how both parties are being treated in the highest court of the land. Today, a Supreme Court bench heard lawyer Utsav Bains’ allegations of how the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is …

CJI sexual harassment allegations: Rich and powerful playing with fire, says SC on lawyer's claim of conspiracy against Ranjan Gogoi
5 years, 8 months ago

CJI sexual harassment allegations: Rich and powerful playing with fire, says SC on lawyer's claim of conspiracy against Ranjan Gogoi

Firstpost  

A special SC bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said that it was anguished with the way the judiciary has been treated for the past three-four years New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed anguish over the “systematic attack” on the judiciary and said time has come to tell the rich and powerful of this country that they are …

SC Issues Notice To Lawyer Who Claimed That He Was Offered Rs 1.5 Crores To Frame Allegations Against CJI [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

SC Issues Notice To Lawyer Who Claimed That He Was Offered Rs 1.5 Crores To Frame Allegations Against CJI [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court deferred to Wednesday the much-hyped hearing in the suo motu cognizance taken by it of the sexual harassment allegations leveled by a former employee against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. As the three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra convened in a packed courtroom on Tuesday, the judge inquired at outset if Advocate Utsav Bains, having filed an …

Sexual harassment allegation: CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s presence on Bench raises eyebrows
5 years, 8 months ago

Sexual harassment allegation: CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s presence on Bench raises eyebrows

The Hindu  

The participation of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on the Supreme Court Bench, which heard the “extraordinary” session on Saturday into the online publication of sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by a former apex court employee, raises two pertinent questions. “In the circumstances of this case, where the charge of sexual harassment, victimisation and intimidation has been made …

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI: SC Leaves It To Media To Take Off 'Undesirable' Materials [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI: SC Leaves It To Media To Take Off 'Undesirable' Materials [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court order passed after the special sitting held earlier today is out. Though the bench consisted of the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the order has been passed and signed by the other two judges viz. The order reads: "Having considered the matter, we refrain from passing any judicial order at this moment leaving it to the …

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