The Delhi High Court recently ruled that the Sexual Harassment complaint and the inquiry proceedings emanating from it cannot be quashed solely because the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) failed to complete the inquiry within the time frame specified in Section 11(4) of the Act.
Justice Vikas Mahajan stressed the need to take sexual harassment complaints with “seriousness” and “responsibility”. He stated that such complaints must be investigated and resolved and must be taken to their logical conclusion which is in the interest of the complainant as well as the accused.
“Needless to say, such complaints containing allegations of sexual harassment deserve to be treated with a certain amount of seriousness and responsibility, and accordingly, the same has to be inquired into and taken to their logical conclusion for it is both in the interest of the complainant as well as the person against whom the allegations of sexual harassment have been leveled”, the single-judge bench said. Justice Mahajan made the observations while denying interim relief to a Chartered Accountant challenging the initiation of proceedings against him based on a complaint filed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) [POSH] Act, 2013.
The CA had challenged proceedings against him on several grounds, including the fact that the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) did not complete its investigation even 90 days after the complaint was filed. The single-judge bench stated that the petitioner’s argument that the proceedings were vitiated due to the lapse of 90 days had “no substance,” and that he also did not point out any prejudice caused to him as a result of the delay.
The court also noted that the petitioner’s delay was not attributed to the complainant. Accordingly, the court declined to intervene in the proceedings at this stage and sought a response from the complainant an Conclusively, finding no prima facie case for granting interim relief in favor of the petitioner, the court ordered respondents to file a counter-affidavit within four weeks. Accordingly, court scheduled the matter for further hearing on March 28.
Due to family discord in Seohara, Bijnor, a woman committed suicide by jumping in front of a goods train along with her four-year-old daughter. As soon as the information was ...
Till December last year, Alibaba's total stake in Paytm was 6.26 per cent. Earlier in January-2023, Alibaba had sold its 3 per cent stake in the open market, and sold ...
Dr. Purnachandra Rao said that earthquake may occur in Himachal Pradesh, western part of Nepal and Uttarakhand. Dr. Rao said that the intensity of this earthquake can be 8 on ...
A car and a truck collided head-on on the Mumbai-Goa highway on Thursday morning. A child was injured in the accident. At the same time nine people including 4 women ...
Wedding season is going on in Indian cricket these days. Three days ago i.e. on January 23, opener KL Rahul married Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty. Now after him, star all-rounder ...
Titanic is one of the most watched movies in the world. Last year on December 19, it completed 25 years of its release. The film was released in 1997 and ...
Krishna Shroff, daughter of veteran actress Jackie Shroff, prefers to stay away from the acting world. Despite this, her popularity and fan following is not less than any big Bollywood ...
The release date of famous Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt's first Hollywood film 'Heart of Stone' is out. This film is about to be released on Netflix, during the shooting of ...
By-NareshThe petition came up before Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani who transferred it to the bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh as Mondal's counsel submitted that other connected matters are pending before ...
Amidst the ongoing economic slowdown in Pakistan, high-level drama is being witnessed at Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's residence in Lahore. Actually, his bail plea has been rejected, after which ...
Cattle Smuggling: TMC’s Anubrata Mondal Moves Delhi HC
Police arrived in large numbers to arrest former
https://english.n27news.in/2023/01/delhi-high-court-sexual-harassment-complaints-cannot-be-quashed-only-because-icc-failed-to-complete-inquiry-in-time/https://english.n27news.in /wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Untitled-design-34.pnghttps://english.n27news.in /wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Untitled-design-34-150x150.pngN27 NewsDelhi / NCRNationalDelhi High Court,Delhi High Court:Sexual Harassment Complaints Cannot Be Quashed Only Because ICC Failed To Complete Inquiry In Time,n27news.inThe Delhi High Court recently ruled that the Sexual Harassment complaint and the inquiry proceedings emanating from it cannot be quashed solely because the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) failed to complete the inquiry within the time frame specified in Section 11(4) of the Act.
Justice Vikas Mahajan stressed the need...N27 NewsN27Adminenglish@n27news.inEditorN27 News
Leave a Reply