New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ruled that while an employer retains inherent powers to suspend an employee facing sexual harassment allegations, universities and colleges cannot constitute parallel fact-finding committees outside the statutory mechanism prescribed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.The ruling came from a single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, hearing a petition filed by Prof R…
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Kochi, April 4 (IANS) Film director Ranjith was on Saturday sent to police custody till Monday in connection with a sexual assault complaint filed by a young actress, with investigators set to begin detailed evidence collection in the coming days after his bail plea was rejected by a court here.The Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) court considered Ranjith’s bail plea before granting police custody, accepting the prosecution’s contention that the allegations point to a serious offe…
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose said on Wednesday that there are two problems which are becoming increasingly serious in the state today — violence and corruption. According to the Governor, the same picture is reflected within university campuses in the state.Governor Ananda Bose, who is also the Jadavpur University Chancellor, made this claim while attending the varsity’s 68th annual convocation ceremony on Wednesday.According to the Governor, the malaise that has…