rooster59 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 India's Supreme Court chief justice denies sexually harassing assistant FILE PHOTO: Ranjan Gogoi, a Supreme Court judge, gestures as he addresses the media at a news conference in New Delhi, India January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo MUMBAI (Reuters) - The chief justice of India's Supreme Court, Ranjan Gogoi, on Saturday denied allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances towards a junior court assistant who worked in an office at his home and that she was subsequently victimised. "This is unbelievable," Gogoi, India's most powerful judge, told a special hearing of the court he called on Saturday so that the allegations could be addressed. "I should not stoop low even in denying it." Gogoi said the events showed that India's judiciary was under "serious threat" and was being destabilised by a larger conspiracy, without elaborating. "There is some bigger force behind the woman," he said. The allegations, dating from October, were carried in full by a number of major Indian online publications on Saturday. The 35-year-old woman, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed, wrote a letter to all 22 of the Supreme Court judges along with an affidavit detailing her allegations on Friday. Those included a series of allegations that the woman and her family were victimised by a series of related actions by the authorities, including the termination of her employment, and the suspension of her husband and his brother, who worked in the Delhi police force. She also says another brother of her husband's had his Supreme Court job terminated and she also faced a "false and frivolous" bribery complaint, leading to her arrest and subsequent bail. "Me and my family's victimisation is a consequence of my not agreeing to the sexual advances made by the Chief Justice of India, Justice Rangan Gogoi," she said in the letter to the judges. Justice Arun Mishra, who joined Gogoi on the bench for the special hearing, said the allegations were "wild and baseless". The court asked the media to show restraint in covering the case to avoid undermining the reputation and independence of the judiciary, though it decided not to issue a gag order. -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-04-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: The court asked the media to show restraint in covering the case to avoid undermining the reputation and independence of the judiciary So please, please, please media don’t expose the judge for what he is. Allegedly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac98 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 what did he supposedly do? Molest her? Or ask her to dinner without first getting permission to ask her to dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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