On Friday, Advocate Nina Gupta and Somvir Singh Deswal have been elected to the Supreme Court Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committee ("GSICC").
Ms. Gupta, who is also a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association's Executive Committee, received the most votes (292), followed by Mr. Deswal with 286 votes. They've been elected for a two-year term.
The GSICC was established by the Chief Justice of India on November 26, 2013. According to Regulation 4 of the Gender Sensitization and Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2013, the GSICC was established to fulfil a critical public function of raising public awareness about gender issues and responding to complaints of sexual harassment in the Supreme Court precincts.
