A former judicial magistrate of Rajasthan, Eliza Gupta,  has stirred a controversy by addressing letters to the Supreme Court, President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Dated December 15, the letter contains serious allegations of harassment against judges and senior lawyers in Rajasthan.

Gupta's claims were refuted by other lawyers who accused her of arrogance, asserting that the dispute arose when she filed a sedition complaint against an advocate based solely on a verbal altercation. In her letter, Gupta expressed feeling disheartened after reading about a similar case involving another judge from Uttar Pradesh who faced harassment, motivating her to seek strict action against those responsible.

According to Gupta, she lost her job as a judge for raising her voice against harassment incidents. She cited an incident in Nagaur on September 16, 2023, where certain advocates allegedly assaulted and threatened her during the court proceedings. Gupta claimed that despite filing a complaint, the police took no action, leading to her transfer to Jodhpur where she faced further harassment.

Demanding justice, Gupta asserted that she lost her job because she initiated contempt proceedings against those advocates and accused her department of favoring the accused lawyers. She also claimed previous harassment by senior officials, stating that her complaints to the District Judge and Registrar General of the Rajasthan High Court went unanswered.

Meanwhile, unnamed lawyers from Nagaur accused Gupta of misusing her power and behaving poorly with advocates. They alleged that she deliberately dismissed civil suits and filed false claims, compromising the judicial process. Some lawyers claimed Gupta lodged a fake sedition case against them due to a disagreement.

A detailed presentation by lawyers was submitted to the association, which forwarded the report to the High Court. The complaints were later transferred to the district judge. One lawyer asserted that Gupta underwent a thorough investigation and was discharged from duty, claiming she did not fit within the judiciary and entered it to satisfy her ego rather than deliver justice.