Bangalore: A three-member committee constituted by the Chief Justice of India would hold its sittings in Mysore on December 14 and in Bangalore on December 15 as part of its probe into alleged "Mysore sex scandal" linked with three state High Court judges.

Anyone having knowledge or information or evidence regarding the alleged incident may appear before the committee and furnish it, Karnataka High Court registrar general (in-charge) N Ananda said in a press release.

The committee consists of justice C K Thakker, chief justice Bombay High Court, justice J L Gupta, chief justice Kerala High Court and justice A K Patnaik, judge of Orissa High Court.

Amid a growing controversy, the Chief Justice of India had constituted the committee after receipt of the second report from the chief justice of Karnataka High Court on the alleged incident at a Mysore resort.

In another turn to the controversy, Karnataka High Court had last week observed that prima facie contempt of court had been committed in publishing reports on the alleged incident and ordered issue of emergent notices to 52 respondents, including editors, reporters and printers of several publications which had carried the reports.

A full bench had ordered issue of emergence notices to the respondents to show cause why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them and why they should not be punished according to law.

PTI