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 that “convention demanded that an intern work with a particular judge for only a month, the accused judge seemed to have insisted that the women interns work with him for six months”.
“According to the sources,” added the paper, “the feeling among the higher judiciary is that the judge should be named, if only to end the speculation about the other judges who retired recently. So far, the accused judge has not been named.”
The allegations against the unnamed judge first surfaced on 6 November in a blog post by a former student (“SJ”) who said she had interned with him. She expanded upon her experience in an interview with Legally India on Monday (11 November), with the CJI constituting a three-judge inquiry the following day.
SJ is expected to appear before the inquiry on Monday. [Click here for more coverage of this story]
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Kian, I think you should either formally name the judge now or let us name him without censoring.
You can use whatever euphemism you like but half a dozen stories in as many days on the same topic where the 3-member panel is the only one real 'development' that has taken place. Is there really a need to report what Shamnad Basheer or Hamnad Shasheer have to say? Do you think anyone speaking to the media will give any comment other than wholehearted support? Christ, if Tendulkar was asked he would also totally be on the intern's side.
Truly you have brought the UK tabloid culture into India, Kian. You will doubtless be remembered for this even if not as a journalist. We do not have this prying culture in India as you have in UK. Try to keep that in mind.
The support of a faculty member of the intern's former college is worth recording, as is his call for the college to investigate the matter, as it has a responsibility towarsd its interns and where they are placed.
As mentioned, if you disagree with our editorial decisions or line on this issue, please feel free to stop reading LI or those stories that you don't like, or to leave comments.
Best wishes,
Kian
The support of a faculty member of the intern's former college is worth recording, as is his call for the college to investigate the matter, as it has a responsibility towarsd its interns and where they are placed.
As mentioned, if you disagree with our editorial decisions or line on this issue, please feel free to stop reading LI or those stories that you don't like, or to leave comments.
Best wishes,
Kian[/quote]
This is the problem of debating with you when youre on a slippery slope Kian. All you can say is "Please stop reading LI". How ostrich-like.
Pretty much proves my point.
Also the fact that youve "recorded" the statement of Mr Basheer instead of a university official such as the VC or the Registrar goes to show what a tabloid-like approach you have. Does it ever strike you that Mr Basheer's views are not those of the university ? But of course you are only interested in getting a "sensational" statement.
It may be that an injustice has been done to this girl. But shes an adult and is aware of her rights. No one appointed you to be the self-proclaimed messiah on her behalf or start the media circus that this has degenerated into. Remember you are only a guest in this country. Take back your uncouth journalism to the UK or wherever you come from.
Until you think about these things which are part of serious journalism your site will remain nothing more than a tabloid where bored law students and the occasional bored associate gripe about bosses or teachers and the occasional bored partner tries to do some cheap publicity by sending you details of "deals".
Kian, I hate to say it but it looks like you are the biggest Troll here on LI.
You can use whatever euphemism you like but half a dozen stories in as many days on the same topic where the 3-member panel is the only one real 'development' that has taken place. Is there really a need to report what Shamnad Basheer or Hamnad Shasheer have to say? Do you think anyone speaking to the media will give any comment other than wholehearted support? Christ, if Tendulkar was asked he would also totally be on the intern's side.
Truly you have brought the UK tabloid culture into India, Kian. You will doubtless be remembered for this even if not as a journalist. We do not have this prying culture in India as you have in UK. Try to keep that in mind.[/quote]
While you have a guaranteed right to free speech, I find this argument relying on so-called "Indian" culture disconcerting. Is "sexual harassment at workplace" part of "Indian" culture or contrary to it? Is adherence to the constitutional promise of "rule of law" part of "Indian" culture or against it?
Or, did you just get a really bad grade in Shamnad's course?
you don't find the conduct of the SC judge disgusting? you don't feel that the news should get this kind of coverage?
Even in the worst case scenario, "if" (and its a very big if) LI is milking this story. then also, so what?
This is an extremely serious issue.
girls are not sex toys.