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Letter to BS: Why don't we accept the panel's decision on CJI and move on

A mere technicality that the panel did not pass the "transparency" test is a stretch and questions the integrity of the judges

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This refers to “Justice denied” (May 9). Allow me to differ with your reasoning. I strongly suspect that we are falling into the trap of always assuming that if the complainant in an alleged sexual harassment case is a woman, she must be right. Let’s not forget that the committee that reviewed the complaint consisted of three eminent sitting judges of the country’s highest court. A mere technicality that the panel did not pass the “transparency” test is a stretch and questions the integrity of the judges. They may have a “reporting relationship” with the CJI but that doesn’t mean