<span style="color: #222222;">Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra was appointed as a new member of the in-house inquiry panel set up to examine the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, on Thursday following the recusal of Justice N V Ramana.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Justice S A Bobde, who is heading the inquiry panel and is the senior-most judge after the CJI, has appointed Justice Malhotra to the committee. Justice Indira Banerjee is also part of the panel.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Justice Bobde said that first sitting of the panel will be held today as per schedule.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The development assumes significance as the former woman employee of the apex court had written a letter Wednesday to the panel expressing reservation over the inclusion of Justice Ramana on the ground that he is a close friend of the CJI and a regular visitor to his house.</span><br />