Retired judge can continue probe led panel 6060 Manufacturers Search HoroscopeInterview of the WeekReporter's DiaryThe Age DebateHere and NowSportsCricketTennisFootballIn Other sportsTechnologyMobiles & TabsGadgetsIn Other newsReviewsEntertainmentBollywoodHollywoodMovie ReviewsTVMusicIn Other NewsPhotosLifeHealthFashionFoodTravelArtRelationshipMore FeaturesNewsmakers BooksScienceHoroscopeAge on SundayDelhi AgeMumbai AgeDecafDiscourse360 DegreeEditors' PicksJust InPlay Games Menu e-Paper | Age on Sunday Auto Refresh Search Horoscope More BooksScienceHoroscopeAge on SundayDelhi AgeMumbai AgeDecafDiscourse360 DegreeEditors' PicksJust InPlay Games India Retired judge can continue probe India Retired judge can continue probe AGE CORRESPONDENT WITH AGENCY INPUTS PublishedThe government on Sunday informed the Rajya Sabha secretariat that Supreme Court Justice Vikramjit Sen can continue to head the panel probing sexual harassment charges against a Madhya Pradesh high co The government on Sunday informed the Rajya Sabha secretariat that Supreme Court Justice Vikramjit Sen can continue to head the panel probing sexual harassment charges against a Madhya Pradesh high court judge despite his retirement, but the Rajya Sabha chairman is free to replace him.

Replying to the secretariat’s query to the law ministry on whether Justice Vikramjit Sen, a sitting Supreme Court judge when he was appointed the chief of the panel in April last year, can continue despite his retirement on December 31, 2015, Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi said, “Justice Vikramjit Sen can continue to head the three-member panel to probe charges of sexual harassment against Justice S.K. Gangele and complete the probe as soon as possible.” The ministry was also asked if another sitting SC judge is appointed in place of Justice Sen, will the panel start its investigation afresh or continue from where Justice Sen’s panel had left.Referring to views in some quarters of the law ministry that a new presiding officer be appointed following Justice Sen’s retirement, the AG said the Rajya Sabha chairman can also nominate another sitting judge of the Supreme Court in his place. He said the probe by the committee could recommence from the stage it was on December 31 when Justice Sen retired.The top law officer has opined both the options would be valid. Mr Rohatgi said the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968 is silent on whether a judge can continue on an investigation panel after his or her retirement.In April last year, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari had set up the three-member panel to investigate sexual harassment charges against Justice Gangele.Besides Justice Sen, other members of the committee are Justice Manjula Chellur, Chief Justice of Calcutta high court, and jurist. In March last year, 58 MPs, including Digvijay Singh (Congress), Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M), Derek O’Brien (TMC), Ram Gopal Yadav and Jaya Bachchan (SP) had submitted a motion to Mr Ansari for initiating impeachment proceedings against Justice Gangele for alleged sexual harassment of a woman judge in Gwalior.The motion was admitted by Ansari following which he wrote to then Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu to nominate a judge of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of a High Court to the probe panel. end-of Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi

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