The Supreme Court in-house committee constituted to inquire into sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi by a former woman staffer has “found no substance” in her allegations. Last week, the complainant chose to withdraw from the probe but the inquiry panel had decided to proceed with the case “ex parte” or carry on in her absence. Reacting to the clean chit given to CJI Gogoi by the SC panel, the complainant said that she was highly “disappointed and dejected”. CJI Gogoi had called the allegations “unbelievable” and said he wouldn’t even dignify them with a denial. Justice Patnaik had told The Indian Express that his inquiry would commence only after the in-house committee on the sexual harassment allegations concluded its findings.

Source: Indian Express May 06, 2019 11:42 UTC