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CJI case: Section 144 outside SC after protests against clean chit to Gogoi

A former court assistant accused chief justice Ranjan Gogoi of having made unwanted sexual advances last year

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Women lawyers and activists hold a protest outside the Supreme Court against the procedure adopted to deal with sexual harassment case against CJI Ranjan Gogoi. Photo: ANI

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Dozens of protesters gathered outside India's Supreme Court on Tuesday, a day after a panel of judges dismissed a sexual harassment complaint against the chief justice, carrying placards demanding a new and impartial investigation.

A former court assistant accused chief justice Ranjan Gogoi of having made unwanted sexual advances last year, the most high-profile case in a wave of sexual harassment accusations after a #metoo movement swept the country.

Gogoi has denied the charges and an internal panel of judges cleared him of wrongdoing, a court statement said on Monday.

But protesters gathered on a street in Delhi said they were not satisfied