Justice Bobde commands immense respect from his peers and others. It was for this reason that he was made part of the in-house panel handling one of the most controversial cases in the history of the Supreme Court — that of allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice Gogoi. Following several closed doors hearings the in-house panel headed by Justice Bobde gave a clean chit to Gogoi, saying ‘no substance’ was found in the accusations levelled against the CJI by a former employee.