19th December, 2002
Ministry of Law & Justice  


JUDGES INVOLVED IN SEX SCANDAL


LOK SABHA

The Government has consulted the Supreme Court of India. The Court has informed, "as per the In-House Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of India as well as by the High Court, a fact finding Committee has already been constituted by Hon’ble Chief Justice of India to enquire the alleged allegation against the three Judges of the Karnataka High Court. The matter is in process and a decision will be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in the In-House Procedure."

This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal, Mines , Law and Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply to a question from Shri Ravi Prakash Verma in the Lok Sabha today.