New Delhi: A three-member panel that probed the charge of sexual harassment of a young lawyer by a Supreme Court judge has submitted its report, identifying the judge as A K Ganguly, court sources said yesterday.
The report was submitted on Thursday after the committee of three judges met six times. It is the first the alleged perpetrator has been named.
The report, submitted to Chief Justice P Sathasivam, also carries the statements of the victim, a young lawyer who had interned under the Supreme Court judge, and that of the now retired Justice Ganguly, the sources said.
The graduate of Kolkata-based National University of Judicial Sciences (NUJS) had alleged sexual harassment by a (now) retired apex court judge while she was interning with him in December 2012. The committee, which held six sittings on November 13, 19, 21, 26, and 27, submitted its report to Chief Justice Sathasivam.
The young lawyer appeared before the committee on November 19 and was expected to re-appear on 21 but chose to stay away.
No bail for BSP MP linked to maid death
New Delhi: A court yesterday rejected the bail plea of BSP MP Dhananjay Singh, accused of destroying evidence to shield his wife who has been arrested for torturing her maid who died.
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma said that if the MP was given bail, he could influence the witnesses.
“Having regard to the profile of the applicant (BSP MP) who has been involved in as many 31 heinous crimes including murder, kidnapping and dacoity, it is not difficult to assume that if he is enlarged on bail, he can influences the witnesses and thereby hamper the course of justice,” the court said.
Judge Sharma also took note of prosecution’s submission that there was delay in lodging a first information report (FIR) after the maid died. This, the prosecution said, helped the accused to tamper with the CCTV footage.
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