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1 ITEM NO.1 COURT NO.1 S U P R E M E SECTION PIL

C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO.15 OF 2014 X VERSUS SEC. GEN., SUPREME COURT OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) Petitioner(s)

(With appln. for protecting the identity of the petitioner and with office report) WITH CRL.M.P. NO....OF 2014 IN W.P.(CRL.) NO.15 OF 2014 (With appln.(s) for intervention) Date: 15/01/2014 This Petition was called on for hearing today CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTI SINGH

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. Ms. Mr. Ms. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Ms. Mr. Mr. Mr. Ms. Ms. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Ms. Ms. Mr.

Harish N. Salve, Sr. Adv. Vrinda Grover, Adv. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi, AOR Filza Moonis, Adv. Ravi C. Prakash, Adv. Mukesh Kr. Singh, Adv. L. Nidhiram Sharma, Adv. Durga Dutt, Adv. Mohan Parasaran, S.G. R.K. Khanna, ASG Sukhbeer Kour Bajwa, Adv. V.N. Subramaniam, Adv. Aviral Saxena, Adv. Shailender Saini, Adv. Seema Rao, Adv. Priyanka Sinha, Adv. Harish Prabhakar, Adv. Anirudh Tanwarn, Adv. Mohit Nagar, Adv. S.N. Terdal, Adv. Shekhar Naphade, Sr. Adv. Kamini Jaiswal, Adv. Vrinda Grover, Adv. Abhimanue Shrestha, Adv.

For Respondent(s)/ U.O.I.

For Intervenor

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2 Mr. Krishna Tiwari, Adv.

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Crl.M.P. for protecting the identity of the

petitioner is allowed. On particularly, going in the through light of various the prayers made made, with

assertion

reference to the prayer (d) of the writ petition, that as on date there of is no mechanism harassment to enquire all into the

complaints

sexual

against

judicial

officers, sitting or retired judges, whether while holding office or not, we are inclined to consider these aspects. Accordingly, we issue notice to the respondent Nos.1 to 3, returnable on 14th February, 2014. Mr. Mohan Parasaran, learned Solicitor General,

accepts notice on behalf of the respondent No.3. We also issue notice to learned Attorney General for India. Criminal miscellaneous petition for intervention is taken on board and is allowed. In addition to the same, in view of the importance of the issues raised and to formulate a permanent

mechanism, we seek assistance of Mr. Fali S. Nariman and Mr. P.P. Rao, senior members of the Bar, to act as Amicus Curiae. Office is directed to supply copy of the petition

and all connected papers to the learned Amicus Curiae and the Attorney General. It is made clear that at this moment, we are not expressing any opinion on the averments/allegations made by the petitioner against the respondent No.2. Dasti, in addition, is permitted. List the matter on 14th February, 2014.

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(Chetan Kumar) Court Master

(Savita Sainani) Assistant Registrar