The Supreme Court has directed its Secretary-General to respond in a case relating to the enquiry mechanism into sexual harassment cases against sitting and retired judges.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, A S Oka, and Vikram Nath, ordered the Secretary-General to file his reply within four weeks on the issue after senior advocate Indira Jaising said that the Secretary-General was yet to file an affidavit. Jaising also said she would like to file some additional material relating to the latest developments on evolving a mechanism within the judiciary to handle such complaints.
The apex court has now posted the matter for hearing on November 15.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by a law intern in 2014 accusing a former Supreme Court judge of sexual harassment. The judge had obtained a gag order against the media from the Delhi High Court in January 2014 to prevent them from publishing any content that “highlights the allegations” made by the victim.