CJI Suryakant Rejects Chandrachud's 'Harvard-Oriented' Gender Handbook, Orders Indigenous Training

• CJI Suryakant dismissed former CJI Chandrachud's 'Gender Handbook' as 'overly technical' and 'Harvard-oriented'.
• The Supreme Court emphasized the need for legal language to be simple and suitable for Indian society, not influenced by foreign universities.
• The Court quashed an Allahabad High Court decision that did not consider 'grabbing breasts' as rape, calling it insensitive.
• The Supreme Court directed the National Judicial Academy (NJA) in Bhopal to form an expert panel to reconsider and rewrite gender guidelines.
• Judges will receive practical training at NJA to become more sensitive to sexual offenses, moving beyond mere sermons.