<p>The Supreme Court on Sunday clarified that Justice S A Bobde headed three-judge inquiry panel would "deliberate on the issue concerning the CJI without any input from any other judge".</p>.<p>The panel, also comprising two woman judges, Justices Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee, was formed after sensational charges by an ex-employee against the CJI and her affidavit sent to other judges surfaced in the media on April 20. </p>.<p>On Sunday, the Supreme Court officially denied a news report that two judges Justices R F Nariman and D Y Chandrachud met an in-house inquiry panel, probing charges against the CJI, to express their concern for proceeding ex-parte.</p>.<p>Secretary General, Supreme Court, Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar issued a press release to term the report as "wholly incorrect".</p>.<p>"It is the most unfortunate that a leading newspaper has chosen to state that Justices Nariman and Chandrachud together met Justice Bobde on Friday evening," the statement said.</p>.<p>The report also said Justice Chandrachud has written to the panel to either accede to ex-employee's request for assistance of a lawyer or appoint an amicus curiae, otherwise it would hurt the Supreme Court's name.</p>.<p>The statement from Secretary General asserted that the panel is "deliberating on the issue concerning CJI deliberates on its own without any input from any other judge of this court".</p>.<p>The 35-year-old woman employee has on April 30 decided not to participate in the in-house inquiry committee of three judges, questioning the procedure adopted by it. She said she has not been allowed to represent herself through a counsel, and there has not been any video and audio recording of the proceedings. She also claimed the committee did not follow the Vishakha guidelines by allowing external members.</p>.<p>The panel, in turn, has decided to proceed ex-parte.</p>.<p>Notably, CJI Ranjan Gogoi has met the committee on May 1 and refuted all the charges.</p>.<p>Separately, former SC judge Justice A K Patnaik was also appointed on judicial side by a three-judge bench to inquire into "conspiracy aspect" on the basis of an affidavit submitted by an advocate, Utsav Singh Bains. </p>.<p>Justice Nariman was a part of the bench that was headed by Justice Arun Mishra and comprised Justice Deepak Gupta.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Sunday clarified that Justice S A Bobde headed three-judge inquiry panel would "deliberate on the issue concerning the CJI without any input from any other judge".</p>.<p>The panel, also comprising two woman judges, Justices Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee, was formed after sensational charges by an ex-employee against the CJI and her affidavit sent to other judges surfaced in the media on April 20. </p>.<p>On Sunday, the Supreme Court officially denied a news report that two judges Justices R F Nariman and D Y Chandrachud met an in-house inquiry panel, probing charges against the CJI, to express their concern for proceeding ex-parte.</p>.<p>Secretary General, Supreme Court, Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar issued a press release to term the report as "wholly incorrect".</p>.<p>"It is the most unfortunate that a leading newspaper has chosen to state that Justices Nariman and Chandrachud together met Justice Bobde on Friday evening," the statement said.</p>.<p>The report also said Justice Chandrachud has written to the panel to either accede to ex-employee's request for assistance of a lawyer or appoint an amicus curiae, otherwise it would hurt the Supreme Court's name.</p>.<p>The statement from Secretary General asserted that the panel is "deliberating on the issue concerning CJI deliberates on its own without any input from any other judge of this court".</p>.<p>The 35-year-old woman employee has on April 30 decided not to participate in the in-house inquiry committee of three judges, questioning the procedure adopted by it. She said she has not been allowed to represent herself through a counsel, and there has not been any video and audio recording of the proceedings. She also claimed the committee did not follow the Vishakha guidelines by allowing external members.</p>.<p>The panel, in turn, has decided to proceed ex-parte.</p>.<p>Notably, CJI Ranjan Gogoi has met the committee on May 1 and refuted all the charges.</p>.<p>Separately, former SC judge Justice A K Patnaik was also appointed on judicial side by a three-judge bench to inquire into "conspiracy aspect" on the basis of an affidavit submitted by an advocate, Utsav Singh Bains. </p>.<p>Justice Nariman was a part of the bench that was headed by Justice Arun Mishra and comprised Justice Deepak Gupta.</p>
