Many women lawyers and activists were among protesters outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday as they questioned the clean chit given to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment case a day ago. As it is not allowed to gather outside the apex court for any kind of demonstration, the Delhi Police detained the protesters and imposed CrPC Section 144 in the area to prevent further escalation. This comes after the three-judge top court panel headed by Justice S.A. Bobde found no substance on Monday in the sexual harassment allegations levelled by a former apex court employee against Chief Justice Gogoi. Also read: Supreme Court Justices declare in one voice: Chief is innocentThe former employee of the Supreme Court said she felt “quite intimidated and nervous” in the presence of the three Supreme Court judges. She said she was not even given the opportunity to go through her recorded statement.

Source: Hindustan Times May 07, 2019 06:56 UTC