In a statement issued after the panel’s notification was made public, the complainant said “gross injustice” has been done to her “as a woman citizen of India”. The court’s notification said that the full report did not need to be made public, citing a previous Supreme Court judgment dating back to 2003. “Today, my worst fears have come true, and all hope of justice and redress from the committee have been shattered,” she said in her statement. In an interview, last week, her lawyer Prashant Bhushan said that the complainant can invoke various remedies under the law. “She can file an FIR with a police station but that will require the permission of the President of India.

Source: Hindustan Times May 07, 2019 01:47 UTC