Rich and powerful trying to run registry of court: SC on CJI matter
5 years, 8 months ago

Rich and powerful trying to run registry of court: SC on CJI matter

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said some rich and powerful people want to control its functioning, as it heard for the third time the matter related to allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. "We want to tell the rich and powerful of this country that they cannot run the Supreme Court," said an agitated Justice Mishra. Advocate Utsav Bains, who has alleged a conspiracy against the Chief Justice after a former Supreme Court staffer alleged sexual harassment, submitted a fresh affidavit in the court. The bench observed that some fixer who claims to be a relative of the woman, who leveled sexual harassment charges against the Chief Justice, approached Utsav Bains for removal of the Chief Justice.

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Conspiracy To Frame CJI - The 'Ifs And Buts' In Lawyer Utsav Bains' Story
5 years, 7 months ago

Conspiracy To Frame CJI - The 'Ifs And Buts' In Lawyer Utsav Bains' Story

Live Law  

"If the allegations are proved, this won't be a defence", Justice Arun Mishra had stated on April 25. Bains also mentions that a corporate figure, who had unsuccessfully tried to approach an apex court judge to procure a favourable order in a high-profile case and then also failed in having the matter transferred from the court of said judge, had …

Allegations against the CJI appears to be an attempt to undermine the court, but also raises questions about the judiciary
5 years, 8 months ago

Allegations against the CJI appears to be an attempt to undermine the court, but also raises questions about the judiciary

Op India  

For the Supreme Court, it has been an extraordinary and controversial week with charges of a conspiracy to fix benches and control judicial proceedings. On April 23, a three-member bench of the Court asserted that it would get to the “root” of the alleged conspiracy if it was established that “fixers” were targeting the CJI with allegations of sexual harassment. …

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

Ranjan Gogoi sexual harassment allegations: Former Supreme Court judge AK Patnaik appointed to probe 'conspiracy' against CJI
5 years, 8 months ago

Ranjan Gogoi sexual harassment allegations: Former Supreme Court judge AK Patnaik appointed to probe 'conspiracy' against CJI

Firstpost  

On 23 April, advocate Bains filed an affidavit alleging that the sexual harassment allegations against CJI Ranjan Gogoi were a part of a larger conspiracy by ‘fixers and plotters’ to frame him. The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed Justice Retired AK Patnaik to head the inquiry into allegations raised by advocate Utsav Bains that there is a ‘corporate’ conspiracy to …

Breaking : Justice A K Patnaik To Enquire Conspiracy By Fixers To Target CJI Gogoi; CBI, IB & Delhi Police To Assist [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

Breaking : Justice A K Patnaik To Enquire Conspiracy By Fixers To Target CJI Gogoi; CBI, IB & Delhi Police To Assist [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Misra, R F Nariman and Deepak Gupta today ordered that former SC judge Justice A K Patnaik will hold enquiry regarding alleged conspiracy by fixers and disgruntled employees against CJI Ranjan Gogoi.The Court said that the chiefs of CBI, Delhi Police and Intelligence Bureue will provide assistance to Justice Patnaik, who was earlier …

Advocate claims SC employees sacked for manipulating order against Anil Ambani conspired to frame CJI
5 years, 8 months ago

Advocate claims SC employees sacked for manipulating order against Anil Ambani conspired to frame CJI

Op India  

After summoning the chiefs of CBI, IB and Delhi Police earlier in the day in a case alleging that the sexual molestation charge filed against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is part of a conspiracy, the three-judge bench of the SC continued hearing the case after lunch. Advocate Utsav Bains has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming …

SC Asks Utsav Bains To File Affidavit On Allegation That Disgruntled Employees Tried To Frame CJI; Posted Tomorrow [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

SC Asks Utsav Bains To File Affidavit On Allegation That Disgruntled Employees Tried To Frame CJI; Posted Tomorrow [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court todays asked advocate Utsav Bains to file an additional affidavit to substantiate his allegation that three disgruntled employees of the Supreme Court conspired along with corporate lobbyists to frame sexual harassment allegations against the CJI.The bench of Justices Arun Mishra, R F Nariman and Deepak Gupta had earlier summoned the chiefs of CBI, Delhi Police and IB …

Amid sexual harassment charges against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Chelameswar's 'remote control' theory makes a comeback
5 years, 8 months ago

Amid sexual harassment charges against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Chelameswar's 'remote control' theory makes a comeback

Firstpost  

At a hearing related to the sexual harassment charges against the CJI, the bench indicated that there were attempts being made to remote control, influence and intimidate the judiciary. A year later, the same apprehension of attempts being made to remote control the judiciary echoed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, when a bench of justices Arun Mishra, Rohinton F …

CJI sexual harassment case: Advocate Bains says mastermind one of the biggest corporates in country
5 years, 8 months ago

CJI sexual harassment case: Advocate Bains says mastermind one of the biggest corporates in country

India TV News  

Advocate Utsav Bains, who claimed he was offered money to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment case, has said the “mastermind behind the conspiracy is one of the biggest corporates in the country”. The top court said that in-house probe on allegations of sexual harassment would go on and another independent probe was needed on …

SC seeks response from lawyer Utsav Bains who claimed 'conspiracy' was afoot to frame CJI Ranjan Gogoi with sexual harassment allegations
5 years, 8 months ago

SC seeks response from lawyer Utsav Bains who claimed 'conspiracy' was afoot to frame CJI Ranjan Gogoi with sexual harassment allegations

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from lawyer Utsav Bains, who had made a sensational claim that there was a conspiracy to make CJI Ranjan Gogoi resign by framing him in a false case of sexual harassment. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from a lawyer, who had made a sensational claim that there was a conspiracy to …

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 …

SC To Consider Today Claim Of Lawyer That He Was Offered Rs 1.5 Crores By Fixers To Frame Allegations Against CJI
5 years, 8 months ago

SC To Consider Today Claim Of Lawyer That He Was Offered Rs 1.5 Crores By Fixers To Frame Allegations Against CJI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will consider today the claim of a lawyer that he was offered Rs.1.5 crores by 'fixers' to frame sexual harassment allegations against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.In an affidavit filed by Advocate Utsav Bains in the suo moto proceedings taken by SC in respect of the allegations against CJI, he has stated that on April …

Ex-SC staffer accuses Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment, CJI refutes charges, says 'conspiracy against judiciary'
5 years, 8 months ago

Ex-SC staffer accuses Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment, CJI refutes charges, says 'conspiracy against judiciary'

Firstpost  

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said, in an urgent Supreme Court hearing on Saturday morning, that charges of sexual harassment against him will be examined by other senior judges and not by himself and labelled the allegations as a threat to judiciary. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said, in an urgent Supreme Court hearing on Saturday morning, that …

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