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SC panel clears CJI Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment charges
The three-member in-house inquiry panel formed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi to probe the sexual harassment charges against himself by an ex-staffer has given him a clean chit.
The panel, which remained reluctant to make the report public, said that it had found no “substance” in the allegations. The decision comes days after Justice Chandrachud had allegedly written to the panel asking them to ensure that the “credibility” of the SC is not damaged.
Of lost hope: The complainant responded to the decision saying that she was on the verge of “losing faith in the idea of justice”. “All hope of justice and redress from the highest Court of the land have been shattered,” she said in a press note.
The complainant further lamented that since she will not even be provided a copy of the report, she has no way of comprehending the reasons and basis for the summary dismissal of her complaint.
What next: Meanwhile, the SC has said a plea seeking a direction to the CBI to lodge an FIR into alleged conspiracy against Ranjan Gogoi in the "concocted, false sexual harassment" case will be heard in due course.
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