Summary:
The Supreme Court has refused to come to the rescue of a Delhi judicial officer suspended for sexual harassment charges levelled by a female court employee. The officer had questioned the power of the Delhi High Court to issue such a major punishment into the pending inquiry of the complaint. While the sexual harassment probe against him is still pending, Malik approached the apex court questioning the power and authority of the High Court to suspend him. A junior Judicial Assistant working in his court alleged sexual harassment against the officer and forwarded her complaint to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court for appropriate action. Within a week, she renewed her complaint to the Delhi High Court on July 11, 2016..