SC TO HEAR HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST JUDGES ON 15 NOV - The Daily Guardian https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/sc-to-hear-harassment-case-against-judges-on-15-nov/ https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/sc-to-hear-harassment-case-against-judges-on-15-nov/ September 1, 2022, 2:22 pm The Supreme Court has directed its Secretary-General to respond in a case relating to the enquiry mechanism into sexual harassment cases against sitting and retired judges.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, A S Oka, and Vikram Nath, ordered the Secretary-General to file his reply within four weeks on the issue after senior advocate Indira Jaising said that the Secretary-General was yet to file an affidavit. Jaising also said she would like to file some additional material relating to the latest developments on evolving a mechanism within the judiciary to handle such complaints.

The apex court has now posted the matter for hearing on November 15. 

The top court was hearing a plea filed by a law intern in 2014 accusing a former Supreme Court judge of sexual harassment. The judge had obtained a gag order against the media from the Delhi High Court in January 2014 to prevent them from publishing any content that “highlights the allegations” made by the victim. 

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