New Delhi-Accusing ‘institutional disrupters' of destabilising the institution of Chief Justice of India (CJI) by lending shoulder to unverified allegations against the head of the apex court, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday suggested that those who peddle falsehood should be dealt in an exemplary manner. "It's Time to Stand up With the Judiciary", Jaitley said in his blog, a day after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced against CJI Ranjan Gogoi The Supreme Court even held an extraordinary hearing on Saturday after a former employee of the apex court accused the CJI of sexual harassment and persecution. “For the ‘institutional disruptors' there are no red lines,” he wrote.“Many of these destabilizers represent Left or ultra-Left views. Frequent attempts are made to get some Parliamentarians to sign Motion of Impeachment against judges and even the Chief Justice on unsustainable grounds. What has always puzzled me is the Congress lending support to such fringe campaigns”, the minister said.Justice Gogoi was sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of India on October 3, 2018.

Source: Economic Times April 21, 2019 13:30 UTC