A permanent office for the 11 year old IPAB (Intellectual Property Appellate Board) is now finally in the works in Kovalam, near Chennai, as the state has also invited applications to fill up its vacancies – after pressure from advocates pointing out its mounting workload [ Business Standard ] Judge...

The revelation that former Supreme Court Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly is the judge alleged to be at the heart of the apex court’s sexual harassment inquiry, has split commentators along political and institutional lines.

The three-judge probe into allegations of sex harassment against a former apex court judge, has submitted its report to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), identifying Justice AK Ganguly as the alleged perpetrator.

The employer of a law graduate (“SJ”), who alleged that a former Supreme Court judge had sexually harassed her in 2012 while she interned under him, has issued a statement of support and solidarity about her going public. The South Africa-headquartered not-for-profit Natural Justice: Lawyers for Com...

Tejpal still bail less: Tehelka founding editor Tarun Tejpal’s bail hearing has been postponed till Friday – until then the Goa police could arrest him. [ Bail arguments summary NDTV / Deccan Chronicle ]. The Goa police was represented by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, as senior KTS Tulsi was on for...

The Supreme Court has constituted a workplace sexual harassment panel that is compliant with the so-called Vishaka guidelines, including a majority of female members and two members of civil society nominated by the Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Karanjawala & Co is advising Tehelka founder and editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal who allegedly sexually assaulted a junior journalist at the magazine. Tejpal today moved the Delhi high court for anticipatory bail after the Goa police charged him with rape on Friday, according to the Express . Kara...

The Wall Street Journal interviewed the intern (“SJ”) who alleged a former Supreme Court judge had sexually harassed her, and asked her why she didn’t file a formal complaint when the alleged assault took place in December 2012. She said, according to edited excerpts given in the context of a longer...

Additional solicitor general (ASG) Indira Jaising, in an open letter published in the Times of India today, asked for greater transparency in the Supreme Court’s three-judge committee inquiry into the so-called #InternJudge sexual harassment case, and condemned former ASG Altaf Ahmed’s reported sugg...

A friend of the intern (“SJ”) who deposed before three Supreme Court judges on Monday about allegations of sexual harassment against a former Supreme Court judge, told Legally India that several recent news reports about the confidential inquiry were factually inaccurate.

The former intern (“SJ”) who appeared before a Supreme Court judicial inquiry on Monday about the sexual harassment allegations against a former apex court judge, has said that she has presented “all details of the case” to the committee and asked the media to “stop speculating” on her confidential ...

Tarun Tejpal, the editor-in-chief and publisher of the weekly Tehelka, has “recused” himself from his position for six months, after an allegation of him repeatedly sexually assaulting a junior journalist at the magazine.

SC allows jailed candidates: The SC has approved an amendment in the Representation of People Act, which allows jailed politicians to contest elections while in police custody, unless they are held guilty and convicted by a trial court [ ANI ] Lawyers challenge DHCBA election bona fides: Delhi bar c...

The named intern (“SJ”) appeared before the Supreme Court inquiry committee for 90 minutes yesterday to give a statement, reported the Times of India yesterday, adding that “it was not immediately known if she stood by her earlier statements or named the alleged perpetrator”. Other media reported th...

The Women’s Rights Initiative of the Lawyers Collective NGO has filed a petition as amicus curiae (friend of the court), requesting the Supreme Court bring its internal sexual harassment guidelines into compliance with the rules laid down in its own Vishaka judgment, to regulate court internships, invite a notice requesting other victims to come forward confidentially, and more.

I have wanted to write some of these things at different times since it happened, and always shied away, argues Mihira Sood, gathering the courage to speak out about sexual harassment in the courts.

Since the allegation early this month that a “recently-retired” Supreme Court judge sexually harassed at least one intern (“SJ”), print, online and TV media news have been reporting the story’s twists and turns avidly.

Serial activist petitioner and advocate Manohar Lal Sharma has prepared a writ petition claiming contempt of court by four respondents, namely the intern who alleged sexual harassment of a judge , the Times of India and Legally India that first published her claims, and to the Attorney General of In...

The Supreme Court registry has checked the records of interns assigned to judges, on the directions of the Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam, allowing the court to identify the alleged former judge accused of sexual harassment, according to The Calcutta Telegraph yesterday . The paper reported tha...

An ex-law faculty dean of Delhi University, Prof SN Singh, filed a complaint with Tilak Marg police station on Thursday in respect of the alleged sexual harassment of an intern with a former Supreme Court judge, reported the Times of India today. In his complaint, according to the paper, he said tha...