In an "extraordinary and unusual hearing" presided over by him and called at a moment's notice on Saturday, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi took on the allegation of sexual harassment published against him by some online news portals, saying "things have gone too far" and "the judiciary cannot be made a scapegoat." This is the reward a Chief Justice of India gets after 20 years and a bank balance of Rs. Justice Arun Mishra, who along with Justice Sanjeev Khanna formed the CJI's companion judges on the Bench, termed the allegation "wild and baseless". Speaking for the Bench, Justice Mishra asked the media to exercise restraint, but did not pass any judicial order gagging the latter. Judiciary cannot be made a scapegoat," Chief Justice Gogoi addressed the assembled court.

Source: The Hindu April 20, 2019 07:20 UTC