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SC to hold special hearing on 'matter of great public importance'

The bench was constituted after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who mentioned before the Supreme Court official concerned the allegations of sexual harassment that have cropped up against Gogoi.

April 20, 2019 / 11:23 IST
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A special bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was constituted on April 20 to hear a "matter of great public importance" touching upon the independence of judiciary.

The bench was constituted after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who mentioned before the Supreme Court official concerned the allegations of sexual harassment that have cropped up against Gogoi.

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The special hearing is going to take place at 10.30 am on April 20. Supreme Court Secretary General Sanjeev Sudhakar Kalgaonkar said all the allegations made by the woman concerned are malafide and have no basis.

"No doubt, it is a malafide allegation and he said a hearing on it is going to take place right now," he said, confirming that a letter by the woman has been received by several sitting judges.