https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257021 The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a police personnel for eve-teasing a married woman while on duty, emphasizing the need to maintain discipline within the police force. Despite the respondent's acquittal in criminal proceedings due to witness hostility, the court ruled that departmental proceedings and dismissal were justified based on a preponderance of probabilities standard. The judgment highlighted the lack of uniform legislation to address eve-teasing in India, issuing directives for preventive measures such as deploying female police officers, installing CCTV cameras, and establishing Women's Helplines. en-us Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 08:11:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257021 The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a police personnel for eve-teasing a married woman while on duty, emphasizing the need to maintain discipline within the police force. Despite the respondent's acquittal in criminal proceedings due to witness hostility, the court ruled that departmental proceedings and dismissal were justified based on a preponderance of probabilities standard. The judgment highlighted the lack of uniform legislation to address eve-teasing in India, issuing directives for preventive measures such as deploying female police officers, installing CCTV cameras, and establishing Women's Helplines. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257021