In his letter to the Chief Justice of India, retd Justice Ganguly had  described his conduct as "above reproach" and said "I never harassed nor did I make any unwelcome advances to any female intern."

The retired judge also wrote that the case against him "is retribution for  judgements" that he delivered "against powerful interests." He was one of two judges who cancelled 122 mobile network licenses in 2008 after finding that they were allotted without transparency to companies who were ineligible.
 
Justice Ganguly wrote,  when he appeared before the Supreme Court committee of three judges last month to share his account of what transpired, he was "treated almost like a person in captivity."  He says he was refused a copy of the woman's statement against him.