Controversy over the Allahabad High Court judge’s comment, senior lawyer wrote a letter to CJI demanding self -cognizance – Allahabad High Court Judge Controversy Over Comment Senior Lawyer Lawyer Shobha Gupta Wrote Letter to CJI Demanding Suo Motu Motu Coagnizing Suo Motu Motu Coagnizing NTC

A comment by the Allahabad High Court has created a controversy. In which the court had said that ‘Touching a victim’s breast, trying to take off clothes … cannot be considered a crime of rape. It will be called sexual harassment ‘.

Now a senior advocate has written a letter to the CJI asking to take self -cognizance of the matter. Senior advocate Shobha Gupta has written a letter to the CJI on behalf of his and the organization ‘We the Women of India’.

Speaking about his letter to Aaj Tak, senior advocate Shobha Gupta said that this order has shocked his understanding of the law, he is seriously upset and has broken after seeing the news report. The CJI has urged both the administrative and judicial parties to take cognizance of the matter automatically.

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This demand from CJI

Advocate Shobha Gupta said that in his letter, he has also demanded from the CJI that he should take self -cognizance of the matter. Also, consider removing the concerned judge from criminal roster with immediate effect.

What did Advocate Shobha Gupta write in the letter?

Shobha Gupta wrote in his letter that this interpretation of the judge is completely wrong and his thinking is insensitive and irresponsible on this subject. It gives a very wrong message to the society on a large scale, where increasing sexual offenses against women already remain a serious problem. She wrote that she is writing this letter as a senior advocate practicing in the Supreme Court, as a woman, as well as writing from an organization called ‘We the Women of India’ with great pain and anxiety.