HC authorises officer to deal with sexual harassment cases
30 July 2014 11:45 PM GMT
Chief Justice G Rohini, acting on the recommendations of Committee against Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace, has said all written complaints would be dealt with by DS Bhandari, officer on special duty (OSD) of the high court administration.
‘Any anonymous complaint(s) regarding sexual harassment of women at workplace shall not be entertained,’ the order issued by Joint Registrar SPS Premi said. It also said the identity of the complainant would be kept secret.
Earlier, the apex court had constituted a 10-member committee headed by its woman judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to deal with complaints of sexual harassment there.
Besides Desai, the Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) have six other female members. There are two members who are outsiders and not connected with the apex court in any manner.
The setting up of the GSICC had come close on the heels of a law intern’s allegation of sexual harassment against a recently retired Supreme Court judge.
‘Any anonymous complaint(s) regarding sexual harassment of women at workplace shall not be entertained,’ the order issued by Joint Registrar SPS Premi said. It also said the identity of the complainant would be kept secret.
Earlier, the apex court had constituted a 10-member committee headed by its woman judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to deal with complaints of sexual harassment there.
Besides Desai, the Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) have six other female members. There are two members who are outsiders and not connected with the apex court in any manner.
The setting up of the GSICC had come close on the heels of a law intern’s allegation of sexual harassment against a recently retired Supreme Court judge.
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