https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463467 The Madras HC held that a sexual harassment enquiry committee was invalid where the applicable rules required a woman chairperson and at least half women members, but the committee was headed by a male former Vice-Chancellor. It further held that the removal order could not stand because no charge memo was issued, the enquiry report was not supplied before punishment, and the complainant retracted the allegation, leaving the proceedings contrary to natural justice. The disciplinary action was therefore set aside, and reinstatement with consequential benefits followed. en-us Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:06:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463467 The Madras HC held that a sexual harassment enquiry committee was invalid where the applicable rules required a woman chairperson and at least half women members, but the committee was headed by a male former Vice-Chancellor. It further held that the removal order could not stand because no charge memo was issued, the enquiry report was not supplied before punishment, and the complainant retracted the allegation, leaving the proceedings contrary to natural justice. The disciplinary action was therefore set aside, and reinstatement with consequential benefits followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463467