Himachal judge suspended for harassing female colleague

Shimla: A lower court judge in Himachal Pradesh has been suspended for allegedly harassing a female colleague. The judge has been put on suspension pending a detailed inquiry into the allegations.

The High Court of HP has directed that the investigation in the case must be completed within two months. Himachal Pradesh Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir ordered the probe into the allegations of the woman judge. According to sources, the incident took place on June 8 when the victim went to Manali to take part in a national-level conference on drug abuse from June 11 to 13. As per the complaint of the woman judge, she was asked to come to Manali in advance for making preparations for the conference being attended by Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts.

On June 8, the accused tried to pressurise the woman judge to accompany him to a resort and allegedly misbehaved with her. Later, she made a complaint to the Chief Justice who ordered an inquiry into the matter.