'My boss wanted me to dance to an item song at a function in his home and when I refused he transferred me to a remote location' says an woman additional judge in Gwalior who has resigned alleging sexual harassment by a judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The judge asked her to "dance to an item song" and influenced her transfer to a remote location, she has alleged in a complaint to the President, the Chief Justice of India and the Union Law Minister.
The additional judge resigned on July 15 and wrote to the CJI and others on August 1, Friday evening. "If this is how a mother, sister and wife can be treated, who is herself no less than a judicial officer duty-bound to protect society and law, what constitutional goals are we serving?" said the woman, who ironically headed a Vishaka committee against sexual harassment.
Chief Justice of India RM Lodha said he will seek a report from the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. The lady judge She has alleged that the High Court judge constantly pestered her and once sent her a message through an official to "perform dance on an item song" at a function at his home. She said she excused herself saying it was her daughter's birthday.
She also alleged that when she spurned the judge's "various advances and malicious aspirations", he targeted her professionally. "I was left with no option but to resign, so, I resigned on July 15 in compelling, humiliating and disgraceful circumstances to save my dignity, womanhood, self-esteem and career of my daughter," she has written.
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