Sexual harassment allegations can’t be brushed below carpet: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday requested a former District Judge in Madhya Pradesh to face the “in-house departmental inquiry” instituted by the state High Court following sexual harassment expenses by a lady judicial officer observing it can’t enable sexual harrassment allegations to be swept below the carpet.
“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,” Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, heading a three-judge bench, remarked because the plea difficult the inquiry got here up.