Bar Council of India condemns allegations of sexual harassment made against CJI Ranjan Gogoi

The Bar Council of India has condemned the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi by a former Supreme Court staffer (In Re: Matter Of Great Public Importance Touching Upon The Independence Of Judiciary)..The BCI issued a statement condemning the allegations as an “attempt to malign the image of our Chief Justice of India and the Highest Judicial Institution” and has stated that the allegations are false and concocted. Claiming that the allegations are a part of a conspiracy, the statement reads,.“The cock n bull story has been cooked up to plot some big conspiracy against the institution. Bar is fully standing with our C.J.I. and the Judges of Supreme Court.”.Earlier today, four publications published a report containing allegations made by a former Supreme Court staffer against CJI Gogoi pertaining to alleged sexual harassment. The Supreme Court held an urgent hearing on Saturday at 10.30 in the morning to address these allegations and stated that the allegations were an attempt to browbeat the country’s highest Court..Live Updates from Supreme Court: Hearing on Sexual Harassment Allegations against Chief Justice of India.While the special Bench sitting for the hearing comprised CJI Ranjan Gogoi himself along with Justices Arun Mishra and Sanjiv Khanna, the order passed by the Bench does not reflect the name of CJI Gogoi..The bizarre order in the Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI Ranjan Gogoi.In the wake of the allegations, the Bar Council has appealed to the entire legal fraternity “to stand with the institution and save it”. The Chairman of the BCI, Manan Kumar Mishra has stated that an emergency meeting of the Council has been called for Sunday in order to address this issue and decide the course of action. The Council’s delegation will also meet with CJI Gogoi as well as other Supreme Court Judges to apprise them of the BCI’s stand on this issue..Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp. For real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.