Probing one of its own: Supreme Court faces litmus test of a lifetime

Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam has done well to initiate an inquiry into the allegation of a former law intern that she was sexually harassed by a sitting judge of the apex court. The accusation was made earlier this month in a blog hosted on the legal website, Journal of Indian Law and Society, and was brought to the Chief Justice's attention on Tuesday after it was reported in the media. He lost no time in responding to the grave issue; that very day he set up a three-member probe panel to look into the charges.

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