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Madhya Pradesh Judge Resigns in Protest After Accused Senior Judge Elevated Amid Harassment Allegations

Shahdol Civil Judge Aditi Kumar Sharma Steps Down, Citing Institutional Silence and Betrayal
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Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh: In a powerful and poignant act of protest, Civil Judge Aditi Kumar Sharma resigned from her judicial service on Monday, just hours after District Judge Rajesh Kumar Gupta – whom she had accused of sustained harassment – was elevated to the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Ms Sharma’s resignation letter, addressed to senior judicial authorities, casts a harsh light on the judiciary’s institutional silence around gender-based harassment and the failure to provide justice within its own ranks.

The Accusations and Failed Appeals

Earlier this year, Ms Sharma had written formal complaints to the highest offices of the judiciary – including the President of India, the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Registrar General, the Supreme Court of India, and the Collegium – urging reconsideration of Gupta’s elevation. Her appeals detailed persistent harassment by the senior judge, a claim that was reportedly ignored by these institutions.

Ms Sharma’s courageous stand was further underscored by the fact that she was one of six women judges whose services were terminated by the Madhya Pradesh government in June 2023 under circumstances many viewed as questionable.

A Heartfelt Resignation Letter

In her resignation, Ms Sharma expressed deep disillusionment with the system she once upheld. She wrote, “With every ounce of my moral strength and emotional exhaustion, I hereby resign from judicial service not because I lost faith in justice, but because justice lost its way inside the very institution sworn to protect it.”

She further said, “There comes a moment in every judge’s life when she is called to make a choice – not between right and wrong, but between silence and truth. Today, I choose truth, even if it comes at the cost of the very robe I once wore with reverence.”

Her letter powerfully articulated the pain of being failed by a system she served faithfully: “I wrote this letter with a shattered spirit and the ache of betrayal. Not at the hands of a criminal or an accused, but at the hands of the very system I swore to serve.”

Institutional Silence and Gender in the Judiciary

Ms Sharma’s resignation is not just a personal protest but also a damning critique of the judiciary’s handling of gender issues. She stated, “For years, I was subjected to unrelenting harassment – not merely of the body or the mind, but of my dignity, my voice, and my very existence as a woman judge who dared to speak up against a senior judge.”

Despite repeated requests for intervention, Sharma lamented that “silence was their verdict.” She remarked, “In that silence, I saw the brutal truth of our times – that integrity is optional, power is protection, and those who speak the truth are punished more severely than those who violate it.”

A Call for Change

Ms Sharma’s letter raises difficult questions about accountability and justice within the judiciary. She challenged the institution to reflect: “What message does this send to the judiciary’s daughters? That they may be assaulted, humiliated, and institutionally erased – and their only real crime was daring to believe that the system would protect them?”

Her resignation ends with a powerful statement: “Let this letter haunt the files it enters. Let it whisper in the hallways where silence once reigned. Let it live longer than the reputations hastily protected, and the wrongs quietly buried.”

She concluded, “I sign off not as an officer of the court, but as a victim of its silence… This letter of resignation is not closure. It is a statement of protest.”

Wider Impact

Aditi Kumar Sharma’s resignation has sparked widespread debate about gender, power, and transparency in India’s judiciary. The case highlights the challenges women face in traditionally male-dominated institutions and underscores the urgent need for robust mechanisms to address harassment and ensure justice within the legal system.


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