AIDWA notes with deep anguish the situation arising from the charge of sexual harassment brought against the Chief Justice of India and the manner in which the Supreme Court has responded to it. Irrespective of whether the case is false or not, the procedures of dealing with a case of sexual harassment, particularly when it concerns someone in a high public position, need to be credible and transparent, which has not happened here. As an organisation which has always fought for gender justice, we feel that it is necessary that the highest judicial body in our country must, in order to keep intact the faith placed in it by our people and our Constitution, remain steadfast to the letter and the spirit of the law against sexual harassment and take steps accordingly to deal with the case.
