Supreme Court: Sexual harassment allegations cannot be brushed under carpet

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Supreme Court bench of three-judge bench with Chief Justice of India S A Bobde asked a former District Judge in Madhya Pradesh to face the “in-house departmental inquiry” instituted by the state High Court following sexual harassment charges by a woman judicial officer observing it cannot allow sexual harrassment allegations to be swept under the carpet.

Making a strong remark Bench said,“You are walking on very thin ice. You may have a chance that you may be acquitted. But as matters stand now, you are convicted. Sexual harassment allegations cannot be brushed under the carpet like this”.

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