Supreme Court cites a 2003 case to say it’s not liable to disclose report in CJI Ranjan Gogoi sexual harassment probe. ThePrint looks at details of the judgment.
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Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
If the conduct of the judges from Karnataka had been found beyond reproach, the enquiry report ought to have been placed in the public domain. To satisfy all concerned, also the general public, which looks up to the judiciary, that it was a thorough, credible probe. In a sense, the RTI Act, although it marks a seminal shift in the government’s obligation to be transparent and candid, is not the major issue here. 2. A working woman has been – allegedly – sexually harassed at the workplace by a person who had overwhelming authority over her. She complains to 22 sitting apex court judges on affidavit, rendering herself liable to perjury proceedings if she is lying. Annexes a wealth of material, to facilitate a comprehensive probe. An enquiry is ordered, but not under the Vishakha guidelines, mandated by the SC itself. She walks out of the proceeding, complaining that she is not being treated with fairness. The Committee concludes that her complaint is not worth the paper on which it has been made. Does not consider her worthy enough even to be told, No, Madam, you made a false complaint, we have examined the matter thoroughly, here is a copy of our Report. We are separately proceeding against you for perjury and criminal defamation against the head of the judiciary.
If the conduct of the judges from Karnataka had been found beyond reproach, the enquiry report ought to have been placed in the public domain. To satisfy all concerned, also the general public, which looks up to the judiciary, that it was a thorough, credible probe. In a sense, the RTI Act, although it marks a seminal shift in the government’s obligation to be transparent and candid, is not the major issue here. 2. A working woman has been – allegedly – sexually harassed at the workplace by a person who had overwhelming authority over her. She complains to 22 sitting apex court judges on affidavit, rendering herself liable to perjury proceedings if she is lying. Annexes a wealth of material, to facilitate a comprehensive probe. An enquiry is ordered, but not under the Vishakha guidelines, mandated by the SC itself. She walks out of the proceeding, complaining that she is not being treated with fairness. The Committee concludes that her complaint is not worth the paper on which it has been made. Does not consider her worthy enough even to be told, No, Madam, you made a false complaint, we have examined the matter thoroughly, here is a copy of our Report. We are separately proceeding against you for perjury and criminal defamation against the head of the judiciary.