New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi addresses at the launch of the book "Law, Justice and Judicial Power: Justice P.N. Bhagwati's Approach" in New Delhi, on Feb 8, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday denied the sexual harassment charges leveled against him by a former Supreme Court employee and said that there was a “bigger plot” to deactivate the office of CJI.
Justice Gogoi said the woman who has raised the allegations has two FIRs against her and that he has asked the Delhi police how she was able to enter the Supreme Court service with a pending criminal case.
While denying sexual harassment allegation against him during a special hearing in Supreme Court, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, "A bank balance of ₹6.8 lakh is all I have." "They cannot catch me on money, so they have brought up this (harassment)," he added.
A former Supreme Court staffer has accused the CJI of harassing her in October 2018. The state has filed an application to cancel the woman’s bail, which will be heard on Saturday at the Patiala House court.
