https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463549 UGC regulations governing sexual harassment complaints in higher educational institutions require an Internal Complaints Committee with a senior woman Presiding Officer, faculty and non-teaching members, student representation where students are involved, and an external member with relevant expertise; the committee's inclusion of research scholars was treated as consistent with that scheme. The inquiry process is a fact-finding mechanism, not a mere preliminary exercise, and a respondent who receives the complaint, is given an opportunity to respond, and participates in the proceedings cannot invalidate the result without showing real prejudice. On that basis, procedural objections did not defeat the committee's findings or the disciplinary action. en-us Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:02:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463549 UGC regulations governing sexual harassment complaints in higher educational institutions require an Internal Complaints Committee with a senior woman Presiding Officer, faculty and non-teaching members, student representation where students are involved, and an external member with relevant expertise; the committee's inclusion of research scholars was treated as consistent with that scheme. The inquiry process is a fact-finding mechanism, not a mere preliminary exercise, and a respondent who receives the complaint, is given an opportunity to respond, and participates in the proceedings cannot invalidate the result without showing real prejudice. On that basis, procedural objections did not defeat the committee's findings or the disciplinary action. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463549