CJI bench refuses to hear plea accusing Bhushan in Gogoi case

CJI bench refuses to hear plea accusing Bhushan in Gogoi case

Lucknow: Eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan addresses a press conference in Lucknow on March 9, 2019. (Photo: IANS)

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation which claimed that noted advocate Prashant Bhushan had "admitted" that he was behind the sexual harassment allegation against the CJI.

When advocate M.L. Sharma metioned before CJI Gogoi that Bhushan has "admitted" his involvement in the case, Chief Justice Gogoi said: "Mention before some other bench, not this bench."

--IANS

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