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Eliza Gupta, the terminated judicial magistrate of Rajasthan, sparked a row after she wrote to the Supreme Court, President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal...
However, these charges were denied by other lawyers, who alleged that Gupta was arrogant..
In the letter, Gupta alleged she felt "disheartened" after going through a letter by another Uttar Pradesh woman judge, "who was similarly harassed like me by my department, which instigated me to write this letter so that strict action is taken against the culprits"...
It is humbly submitted that I was posted as ACJJM-1, Nagaur on September 16, 2023, when advocates Peer Mohammad and Arjun Ram Kala assaulted and threatened me, used abusive language on me, and upon my appointing authority (that is Governor of Rajasthan), while I was working on dais and discharging my duties of the court..
I was on leave, but I was called back midway, and was asked to come to the senior judge's chamber late at night, where I was harassed close to midnight on September 18, 2023," Gupta stated in her letter.. Further, the former judge demanded justice and stated, "I had to lose my job/service because I initiated contempt proceedings against two undisciplined advocates and raised my voice against them..
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