Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has directed the administration of the Allahabad High Court to submit a status report on the inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment raised by a woman civil judge in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district against a district judge of the state judiciary and his associates.
Taking cognisance on administrative side of a letter written by the woman judge to the CJI, the Supreme Court administration on Thursday sought a report from the Registrar General of the High Court.
As per media reports, appropriate follow-up measures would be taken once the status report was received.
The woman judge had written a two-page letter to the CJI, seeking his permission to end her life following the abuse and harassment she had endured in her career during her posting in Barabanki, including unsettling incidents with the district judge there.