#Metoo revives: CJI Ranjan Gogoi's exoneration sparks protests across India

The allegations against India's top judge and the discontent over the ensuing inquiry could weaken an important pillar of the world's largest democracy

Sexual harassment allegations against India’s chief justice -- and his exoneration via an internal committee -- has sparked protests across major cities and has the potential to push the country’s top court into a leadership crisis.

The three judge panel of the Supreme Court absolved Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of sexual misconduct allegations by a former female employee of the court. A three-sentence statement released by the Supreme Court on May 6 said the panel found “no substance” in allegations and its report “is not liable to be made public.”

The allegations against India’s top judge and the discontent over