A female judge in Uttar Pradesh seeks permission to end her life due to sexual harassment by Senior District Judge.

It is shocking to know that, a female judge in Uttar Pradesh has been sexually harassed by a Senior District Judge and his associates. She has sought the permission of the Chief Justice of India to end her life in a dignified manner. In her letter written to the Chief Justice of India, the woman judge had stated that, she had made a complaint to the “Internal Complaints Committee” of Allahabad High Court in July, 2023. However, she had stated that, the enquiry was a complete ‘farce’. The woman judge had stated in her letter that, she had been sexually harassed to the very limit. “I have been treated like utter garbage. I feel like an unwanted insect. I have no will to live any more. I have become a Walking Corpse. There is no purpose in carrying this soulless and lifeless body around anymore. There is no purpose left in my life,” stated the woman judge in her letter. She has also advised all women that, despite being a judge she could not muster a fair enquiry for herself. “Fighting against the system was a futile”, the woman judge has written in her letter. The Chief Justice of India has ordered seeking all details connected with the case. 

[With inputs from Deccan Herald WebDesk dated 15.12.2023]