Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, the most senior judge in the Supreme Court after former CJI Ranjan Gogoi retired, sworn in as the 47th chief justice of India by the president, Ram Nath Kovind, at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan. CJI Bobde will hold office of the top judge of the country until April 23
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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The former woman employee of the Supreme Court who alleged sexual harassment by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said she is “not likely to get justice from this committee,” and will not participate in proceedings before an in-house committee.
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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.
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Two days after advocate, Utsav Bains, filed an affidavit claiming that there was a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual-harassment case, the Supreme Court sought the presence of the CBI director, IB director and Delhi Police commissioner.
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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.
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The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, admitted a petition filed by a Pune- based couple seeking the lifting of the ban on entry of Muslim women into mosques across the country. It issued notice to the government and various other bodies including the National Commission for Women.
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The Supreme Court said it could not deprive lakhs of families, dependent on manufacturing firecrackers, of their livelihood. It observed that the court “can’t let people go hungry” and “generate unemployment”.
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