Overview

• Aditi Kumar Sharma resigned on July 28 after the Supreme Court reinstated her for arbitrary termination earlier this year but failed to ensure accountability for her harassment allegations.
• The Supreme Court collegium recommended Rajesh Kumar Gupta’s elevation on July 2 and the government cleared his appointment without holding any inquiry or hearing into the complaints.
• Sharma had filed multiple formal complaints alleging caste-based harassment, abuse of authority and institutional vendetta by Gupta, none of which were examined before his promotion.
• In her resignation letter, Sharma decried the judiciary for rewarding her alleged tormentor and highlighted systemic failures to protect women officers who speak out.
• Gupta’s appointment remains approved but unsworn, intensifying scrutiny over the transparency and checks in the judicial promotion process.