SC asks lawyer to prove CJI was ‘framed’ in sexual harassment case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked advocate Utsav Bains on Wednesday to corroborate his contentions that three former employees of SC came together to frame the CJI with the help of some powerful lobbyists.

The top court asked Utsav Bains to file affidavit by 10.30 am Thursday when it will hear the case.

Earlier, the Supreme Court directed the CBI, IB and Delhi Police chiefs to appear before it and meet in chambers the judges hearing a lawyer's claims of a larger conspiracy to frame CJI Ranjan Gogoi on allegations of sexual harassment.

The matter is being heard a three-judge special bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. The bench said it will meet the CBI and IB directors and the Delhi Police commissioner in "secret".

"It is not an enquiry. We are meeting these officers in secret. We don't want any evidence to be disclosed," the bench also comprising justices R F Nariman and Deepak Gupta said. The matter relates to the independence of the judiciary in the country, the bench said. Mishra has termed the entire episode as "very disturbing".

The lawyer, Utsav Singh Bains, has submitted a report in the Supreme Court regarding his claims that there was a conspiracy to frame the Chief Justice of India in a sexual harassment case.

The court perused the report of the lawyer, which was filed in a sealed cover, about allegations that there are some who manage verdicts.