We Cannot Accept How CJI Handled Sexual Harassment Allegations
References
1. https://thewire.in/law/bar-council-cji-ranjan-gogoi-open-letter
2. https://thewire.in/law/women-lawyers-question-chief-justice-gogois-handling-of-sexual-harassment-charge
Statement by The Women in Criminal Law Association (WCLA) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7ZRqkAXZD8ecDVRdCWa74kWVSHl5qN4W4XL-rMh6tMnRSYw/viewform?usp=send_form
Poll Created Mon 22 Apr 2019 8:32AM
Endorse the statement by The Women in Criminal Law Association (WCLA) Closed Sun 28 Apr 2019 9:02AM
Statement by The Women in Criminal Law Association (WCLA)
Results
Results | Option | % of points | Voters | |
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Agree | 100.0% | 4 | |
Abstain | 0.0% | 0 | ||
Disagree | 0.0% | 0 | ||
Block | 0.0% | 0 | ||
Undecided | 0% | 157 |
4 of 161 people have participated (2%)
Akshay
Mon 22 Apr 2019 8:51AM
Agree with almost the entire statement except "It is our opinion that, due to the immense disparity in power and position, the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India cannot continue to hold office during the inquiry."
I do not think allegation/accusation is the stage at which someone must be forced to stop their profession. Whether they voluntarily choose to not continue till they are cleared is a different matter.
michael john sinclair.
Mon 22 Apr 2019 9:31AM
empowerment of women is very important for equality, so all pirates can do for this is a good cause and has reason.
Akshay
Tue 23 Apr 2019 7:26AM
I'd initially disagreed because it doesn't make sense to prevent someone from working just because they've been accused. But CJI has misused his position to thwart the accusation thereby implicating himself.
Pirate Bady
Thu 25 Apr 2019 2:43PM
whether the accusation is true or not, the way it was handled in the court is unacceptable.
Akshay Mon 22 Apr 2019 4:41PM
That's true. CJI should have just let other senior judges take over for his own case. His lack of restraint implicates him. I'm changing my vote.
Pirate Praveen Tue 23 Apr 2019 3:04AM
Your vote is still shown as Disagree.
Pirate Praveen · Mon 22 Apr 2019 3:55PM
@akshay do you think CJI's actions were proper? Do you think he did not misuse his position? Your argument has merit if he had let proper procedure happen. The situation is different when he himself threw away all procedure including not allowing mentioning.