The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the proceedings initiated to probe a “larger conspiracy” to frame ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi in an alleged sexual harassment case and “fixing” of Benches in the top court. The bench said that “two years have passed and possibility of recovery of electronic evidence now is unlikely”, even though the conspiracy allegations could not be “ruled out”. Justice Kaul, delivering the order, also said that the internal panel looking into the sexual harassment allegations had already submitted its report, and so the “Suo motu case is closed and proceedings are disposed off. There is no requirement to keep the case going on.”

The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the proceedings initiated to probe a “larger conspiracy” to frame ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi in an alleged sexual harassment case and “fixing” of Benches in the top court. The bench said that “two years have passed and possibility of recovery of electronic evidence now is unlikely”, even though the conspiracy allegations could not be “ruled out”. Justice Kaul, delivering the order, also said that the internal panel looking into the sexual harassment allegations had already submitted its report, and so the “Suo motu case is closed and proceedings are disposed off. There is no requirement to keep the case going on.”