Kolkata: Justice AK Ganguly has refused to step down as the head of West Bengal Human Rights Commission in spite of the Union cabinet clearing the proposal for Presidential reference against him.
"I don't want to comment now. I need some time to decide. Please give me some time, later on I will let you know," said Justice Ganguly.
The proposal of the Cabinet to remove justice Ganguly as West Bengal Human Rights Panel chief will now be sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for approval. Since the President can only act on the advice of the Union Cabinet, he had earlier referred the matter to the government.
The President will now refer the complaints against justice Ganguly to Chief Justice of India (CJI) for inquiry following which the CJI will set up a committee to probe the allegations. After an inquiry, the Supreme Court will send its report to the President. If charges are made out against justice Ganguly then he will be sacked by the President of India.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that the Cabinet has approved the Presidential reference in justice Ganguly's case.
Demands for his resignation from the WBHRC have been expressed in several quarters after a three-judge Supreme Court panel indicted the judge over allegations of sexual harassment of a female law intern in December, 2012.
(with additional inputs from PTI)
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