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In ASHOK KUMAR SINGH vs UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ORS., the Hon'ble Delhi High Court has held that the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, must give a definite conclusion regarding the guilt of the person involved in the incident. Justice Valmiki Mehta was hearing a petition filed by Ashok Kumar Singh against the report of Internal Complaints Committee of Dayal Singh Evening College on account of complaints against him.

The Calcutta High Court in Jishu Sengupta & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Anr, has held that “sexually coloured remarks” will come within the ambit of “sexual harassment” enumerated in section 354A of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Ranjit Kumar Bag was considering revision petitions filed by Rudranil Ghosh, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Srijit Mukherjee and Jishu Sengupta against the order of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore, issuing summons to them. The allegation in the complaint is that on December 21, 2015, at 9 pm, during a television talk show titled Shonge Srijit, petitioner Srijit talked to petitioners Parambrata and Rudranil by casting aspersion on the character and reputation of the complainant and subjecting her to “sexual harassment”. By referring to one mannequin as the complainant, Srijit ascertained from Parambrata and Rudranil that they were in love with her, for which she would be immortalised in history. Both Rudranil and Parambrata used metaphors and euphemi...

Every Internal Complaints Committee constituted under the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 has to follow the principles of Natural Justice in conducting their enquiry, said the Court. Kerala High Court in L.S Shibu v Air India Limited &others has held that every internal complaints committee constituted under the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 has to follow the principles of natural justice in conducting their enquiry. Article referred: http://www.livelaw.in/sexual-harassment-women-work-place-internal-complaint-committee-follow-principles-natural-justice-kerala-hc/