Sonali Badhe, A.L.A. Directorate Of ... vs Ashish Chandra Singh Dla, New Delhi & ... on 15 December, 2017
9. Much water has flown under the bridge after the declaration of law as
expounded by the Supreme Court in the case of Vishakha vs. State of
Rajasthan reported as AIR 1997 SC 3011 and in Apparel Export Promotion
Council vs. A.K. Chopra reported as AIR 1999 SC 625. In fact the genesis
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of the Act lies in the elaborate guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in
the aforesaid landmark decisions. The only person aggrieved in cases of
sexual harassment at the workplace is the complainant employee, like the
petitioner herein, at whose instance disciplinary proceedings were initiated
by the employer/respondent No.2/Department against the respondent No.1.
It would therefore be a traversity of justice if the petitioner/complainant is
denied audience in a case arising out of proceedings based on a complaint
made by her against the wrong doer.