High court rejects the plea against Justice H. L. Dattu’s appointment

The Delhi High Court Friday refused to interfere with the appointment of Justice H.L. Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), on a plea filed by an advocate and former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) woman officer who alleged sexual harassment by him. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog dismissed the plea of Nisha Priya Bhatia, who sought the recommendation of the government to the President to appoint Justice Dattu as the next CJI be quashed.