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           S U P R E M E   C O U R T   O F   I N D I A
                         RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

                     WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO.15 OF 2014

X                                                 Petitioner(s)

                 VERSUS

SEC. GEN., SUPREME COURT OF INDIA & ORS           Respondent(s)

(With appln. for protecting the identity of the petitioner and  with  office
report)

WITH CRL.M.P. NO....OF 2014 IN W.P.(CRL.) NO.15 OF 2014
(With appln.(s) for intervention)

Date: 15/01/2014  This Petition was called on for hearing today
CORAM :
     HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
     HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI
     HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTI SINGH

For Petitioner(s)       Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr. Adv.
                        Ms. Vrinda Grover, Adv.
                     Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi, AOR
                        Ms. Filza Moonis, Adv.
                        Mr. Ravi C. Prakash, Adv.
                        Mr. Mukesh Kr. Singh, Adv.
                        Mr. L. Nidhiram Sharma, Adv.
                        Mr. Durga Dutt, Adv.

For Respondent(s)/      Mr. Mohan Parasaran, S.G.U.O.I.                  Mr. R.K. Khanna, ASG,                        Ms. Sukhbeer Kour Bajwa, Adv.

Mr. V.N. Subramaniam, Adv.
Mr. Aviral Saxena, Adv.
Mr. Shailender Saini, Adv.
Ms. Seema Rao, Adv.
Ms. Priyanka Sinha, Adv.
Mr. Harish Prabhakar, Adv.
Mr. Anirudh Tanwarn, Adv.
Mr. Mohit Nagar, Adv.
Mr. S.N. Terdal, Adv.

For Intervenor  Mr. Shekhar Naphade, Sr. Adv.Ms. Kamini Jaiswal, Adv.                        Ms. Vrinda Grover, Adv.                        Mr. Abhimanue Shrestha, 

Adv.Mr. Krishna Tiwari, Adv.

              UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
                               O R D E R

Crl.M.P. for protecting the identity of the  petitioner  is allowed.

On going through various prayers made, particularly, in the lght of the assertion made with reference to the prayer (d)  of  the writ petition, that "as on date there is no mechanism to enquire into the complaints of sexual harassment against  all  judicial  officers, sitting or retired judges, whether while holding office or  not", we   are inclined to consider these aspects.  Accordingly, we issue notice to the respondent Nos.1 to 3, returnable on 14th February, 2014.
       

Mr. Mohan  Parasaran,  learned  Solicitor  General,  accepts
notice on behalf of the respondent No.3.

We also issue notice to learned Attorney General for India. Criminal miscellaneous petition for intervention is taken on board and is allowed.

In addition to the same, in view of the  importance  of  the
issues raised and  to  formulate  a  permanent  mechanism,  we  seek assistance of Mr. Fali S. Nariman and Mr. P.P. Rao,  senior  members of the Bar, to act as Amicus Curiae.  Office is directed  to  supply copy of the petition and all connected papers to the learned  Amicus Curiae and the Attorney General.
                

It is made clear that at this moment, we are not  expressing
any opinion on the  averments/allegations  made  by  the  petitioner against the respondent No.2.
       

Dasti, in addition, is permitted.

List the matter on 14th February, 2014.

(Chetan Kumar)                          | |(Savita Sainani)                  
|Court Master                            | |Assistant Registrar