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(i) The defacto complainant in Crime No.164 of 2022 Mr.K.Ilanchezhian is working as Senior Assistant Director (Administration) at National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Taramani, Chennai. A1 Dr.Anitha Mabel Manohar was working as the Director of NIFT and A2 Mr.B.Narasimhan was the former Director of NIFT.

(ii) According to the defacto complainant he was working as the Assistant Director in NIFT, Chennai and he was allotted a separate cabin.

When the matter stood thus, on 21.09.2020, he was relieved from the work and he was allotted separate room in the hostel by A1 due to caste discrimination as he belongs to Scheduled Castes. After his complaint to the Head Office, the Head Office recommended to permit him to work in his original place.

13. Crime No.164 of 2022 has been registered for offence punishable under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 as against the present Director of NIFT as well as the previous Director of NIFT. The crux of the allegations in the said FIR is that the defacto complainant Mr.K.Ilanchezhian was working as https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis  Crl.O.P.Nos.13082 of 2022 etc., batch Assistant Director (Administration) and he was allotted a separate cabin. On 21.09.2020, he was relived from that post and placed in the hostel premises. Thereafter, despite the recommendation of the Head Office to restore his office, the same has not been done. Again, after his promotion as Senior Assistant Director, he was not given job, whereas, he was assigned job of electrical and civil work. That apart, he was also directed to park his car behind his office. Therefore, his entire contention is that he was discriminated on caste basis.

17. It is also relevant to note that the Vigilance Department of NIFT, New Delhi has issued guidelines with regard to declaring certain posts as sensitive post, in its communication dated 07.10.2020, all other staff mentioned in Sl.No.1 to 18 except Sl.No.17 was directed to be rotated within the respective campus and in the above communication, it is also directed that the Assistant Director and Junior Engineers, who have completed 03 years on https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis  Crl.O.P.Nos.13082 of 2022 etc., batch a particular seat should be rotated by the Registrar/OSD (Establishment), NIFT HO. The above communication has been issued with the approval of the Director General, NIFT. The transfer of Mr.Ilanchezhian was also intimated to the Director, NIFT, Chennai by communication dated 19.08.2021, from the Head Office directing the Director, NIFT to follow CVC, Guidelines to take appropriate action. It is also mentioned in the said letter that it has been issued with the approval of the Director General, NIFT.