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He made the employee to sit for late hours on the pretext of urgent work and used to stand behind her seat and passed rude comments. He warned the employee against speaking to other lady staff and prevented her from having lunch with them and isolated her. He has been making repeated calls to the telephone at her residence and chatted unnecessarily. He directed the employee to accompany him to holiday resorts outside Chennai. Though the employee resisted the advances of the said Nagakesari, since he was vested with lot of administrative powers, she was frightened to make a complaint against him. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 10/02/2026 04:30:10 pm )  Writ Petition Nos.17338 of 2014, 3109 of 2025, 37290 of 2004 and 3071 of 2005 2.1. While so, in the second week of April 2001, his harassment became unbearable, the employee shouted at him and left the office, after availing four days leave. She preferred oral complaint against the said Nagakesari, to the Chairman of the Management. The Chairman conducted an enquiry and in the enquiry, Nagakesari confessed of his misdeeds. Immediately, the Chairman took away all the administrative powers of Nagakesari and also severely reprimanded him and ordered that no lady staff should enter into the cabin of Nagakesari. The employee was also transferred to SPO section, to keep her out of control of the said Nagakesari. However, shortly after two months, during July 2001 again all the administrative powers were vested back to Nagakesari and the employee was made to face a hostile work environment.