Justice Ganguly kissed my hands alleges Law Intern

Retired Supreme Court Judge A K Ganguly’s trouble seems never ending. After the allegations of Molestation by Law Intern, the entire affidavit filed by her before Supreme Court has been made public by  Additional solicitor General Indira Jaising .  In the affidavit, she allegedly said that the Judge even touched her physically and kissed her Hand. As per latest reports, Justice Ganguly has questioned the leakage of Affidavit, which is considered a Confidential document.

Below are the parts of Affidavit as published in several newspapers. The incident took place in December 2012.

The Intern says, “At this point, the judge apologized for spoiling my Christmas eve, and asked me if it was customary in Christian families to drink wine during Christmas. I mumbled yes. He then took out a bottle of red wine, which he said was compliments of the hotel. He also said that since I had had a long day, I should go into his bedroom and relax while drinking some wine.”

Jaising further quoted from the victim’s affidavit, “I was shocked and taken aback by this suggestion, and I categorically informed him that it was highly inappropriate for him to make such a request. Sensing my agitation, he then said that he would make arrangements for transport to take me back. During this period, the judge had not only quickly consumed few glasses of wine, but had also taken out a bottle of Bacardi white rum and taken a few drinks of rum as well. I had, however, taken barely a few sips of the wine, although the judge was repeatedly asking me to finish my glass so that he could refill it. At this time, the judge again tried to persuade me to stay in his room, stating that he would not be able to finish compiling the report on his own, and he would guide me how to compile the same. Again, I declined.

“At approximately 10 pm, dinner, which had been ordered in the meanwhile by the judge, was served in the room … I moved from the round table where I was working, and seated myself on the long sofa … After I had sat down, the judge came and sat next to me on the same sofa. Both the judge and I started eating. During dinner, the judge put his hand on my back and thanked me for agreeing to help him. I moved away, clearly indicating to the judge that this physical contact was unwelcome and not proper behaviour on his part.”

She claimed that thereafter, Justice Ganguly tried to embrace her, making her feel insecure in the hotel suite. “Soon afterwards, I left my meal, returned to the round table and pretended to continue the work, while I anxiously waited for the car. By now I was feeling threatened. At this point, the judge approached me and, standing next to me, he put his hand on my head, and said, ‘You are very beautiful’. I immediately rose from my seat, but before I had a chance to respond to the statement, he caught hold of my arm, saying, ‘You know that I’m attracted to you, don’t you? You must be thinking, what, this old man is getting drunk and saying such things. But I really like you, I love you’. When I tried to move away, he kissed my arm and repeated that he loved me,” the girl, who graduated from National University of Juridical Sciences, said.

She hurriedly left the room thereafter for her paying guest accommodation in Gurgaon. “The next morning, I sent an SMS to the judge stating that given the incidents of the previous night, I felt that I could no longer continue to work under him. The message was sent at approximately 9 am on 25th December 2012. Thereupon, the judge pestered me with innumerable calls through the morning. However, I did not answer any of his calls. The judge also sent me a text message apologizing for the previous night, and requested that I converse with him for five minutes. I did not respond to this message, and the judge continued calling me several times. I did not answer any of his calls,” she had said in her affidavit as quoted by Jaising.