SC panel gives clean chit to CJI Gogoi in sexual-harassment case

the Supreme Court in-house committee, comprising Justice SA Bobde, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Indira Banerjee, to inquire into the sexual-harassment allegations against chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has “found no substance” in the woman’s allegations. Read More
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CJI harassment case: Justice Chandrachud ‘demands full court’

Justice DY Chandrachud, in a letter written on May 2 to the three-judge inquiry panel looking into allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, has demanded a full court to consider the issues raised by him, according to media reports. Read More
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Sexual-harassment case: CJI Gogoi appears before panel

CJI Ranjan Gogoi appeared before the Supreme Court committee probing allegations of sexual harassment to present his side of the case. In order to not make the in-house findings public, media reported that the committee will submit its report “in a sealed envelope”. Read More
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‘MCC violation’ by Modi: SC seeks EC’s reply; poll panel clears PM

The Supreme Court sought the Election Commission’s response on a plea filed by Congress MP Sushmita Dev alleging model code of conduct violations by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the BJP chief, Amit Shah, over their alleged hate speeches for “political propaganda”. Read More
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Rahul to file fresh apology to SC over ‘chowkidar chor hai’ misquote

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said he will apologize to the Supreme Court through a fresh affidavit for wrongly attributing the “chowkidar chor hai” remark and linking it with the top court’s order in Rafale case. Read More
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‘Conspiracy probe after inquiry into charges against CJI’: Patnaik

Amid criticism over the alleged sexual harassment charge against the chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice AK Patnaik, said that inquiry into alleged conspiracy will begin only after the in-house administrative inquiry into the woman’s allegations is concluded by three sitting judges. Read More
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‘Conspiracy’ against CJI Gogoi: Justice AK Patnaik to probe; NV Ramana opts out

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, asked Justice AK Patnaik, apex court’s retired judge, to look into advocate Utsav Bains’s allegations that there was a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on sexual harassment charges. Read More
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‘Sexual harassment’: CJI asks Justice Bobde to take next call

Two days after a special Supreme Court sitting in which two lawyers’ bodies called for all “necessary steps” to deal with the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the CJI asked Justice SA Bobde to decide on the next step in the matter. Read More
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Woman says Justice Gogoi made sexual advances, CJI rejects claim

A woman has made charges of sexual advances against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in an affidavit. Reacting to this, Justice Gogoi said there was a “bigger force” behind this, which seeks to “deactivate the office of the chief justice”. Read More
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Supreme Court seeks Rahul’s explanation on contempt plea

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued a notice to the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, on a contempt petition filed against him by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, the court has asked Gandhi to explain his remarks made on the Rafale case verdict. Read More
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