āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻŦāĻžÂ  āϰāĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧇āϰ, āϏāĻ•āϞ āĻŦ⧇āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀, āĻ…āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—, āϏāĻŽāĻžāϜāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž, āϏāĻ•āϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨Â  āĻĒā§āϰāϭ⧃āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯Â  āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĨ¤Â āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϝ⧌āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāϰāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž , āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧāĻžāĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāχāύ, 2013-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤
  • āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āĻ¨Â Â ,  āĻŽā§‡āĻŽā§‹ āύāĻ‚ 03(70)-āĻāϏāϏāĻŋ/āϜāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ–: āĻ•āϞāĻ•āĻžāϤāĻž, 02.01.2012
  • āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸÂ Â ,  āĻŽā§‡āĻŽā§‹ āύāĻ‚ 59(70)Sc/AIS āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ–: 23.03.2018
  • āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡Â āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϝ⧌āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāϰāĻžāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ, āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧāĻžāĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ) āφāχāύ 2013, āĻŽā§‡āĻŽā§‹ āύāĻ‚ 409/SCH&MC/Misc/27/2011 āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ–: 28.06.2023

āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϝ⧌āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāϰāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ, āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧāĻžāĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāχāύ, 2013

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1992 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āϰāĻžāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāχ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁-āĻ—āĻŖ-āĻŦāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜāύāĻ—āϪ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āφāĻžā§āϚāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāϏāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϰāĻžāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€ ‘āϏāĻžāĻĨā§€āĻ¨â€™ āĻ­āĻžāρāĻ“ā§œā§€ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦā§€, āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āϗ⧁āĻœā§āϜāϰ⧇āϰ 1 āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ“ āϛ⧋āĻŸā§‹ āĻŽā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤ āϏ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ­āĻžāρāĻ“ā§œā§€, āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āϗ⧁āĻœā§āϜāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϕ⧁āύāϜāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§œā§‡ āϝāĻžāύāĨ¤ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύāĻŦāϰāϤ āϝ⧌āύ āĻšā§‡āύāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϘāϰ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ āϤāĻžāρāϕ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ­āĻžāρāĻ“ā§œā§€āϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāύāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϕ⧇āύāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻ­āĻžāρāĻ“ā§œā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧁āϧ āĻŦ⧇āϚāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤
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5. āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϚāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŖā§€āϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āχ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻĻāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŖā§€āϕ⧇ 3 āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžā§āϜ⧁āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
6. āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇āϰ 10 āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ Report āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āφāϰ āϏ⧇āχ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻĒāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§āϞāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§‡ā§Ÿ āϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻĒāϰāĨ¤

7. āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ Report āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āώāĻžāϟ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

8. āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āύāĻž āϗ⧇āϞ⧇ āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

9. āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϚāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϤāĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—, āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻŖā§‹āĻĻāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϞ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ Service Rules āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžā§Ÿā§€ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŖā§€ āĻŦāĻž āϝ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
10. āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ (Respondent) āĻĻā§‹āώ⧀ āϏāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻšāϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻŋāϏ āϰ⧁āϞ āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžā§Ÿā§€ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦ⧇, āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ Service Rules āύ⧇āχ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžā§Ÿā§€ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
11. āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĻā§‹āώ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϤāĻŋāϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āϝ⧌āύ āĻšā§‡āύāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĻž, āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ, āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϏāĻžāϰ āĻ–āϰāϚ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āχāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
12. āĻāχ āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ ā§Š-āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āφāχāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āφāĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāχ āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
āĻ­āĻžāρāĻ“ā§œā§€ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦā§€āϰ āĻ—āĻŖ āϧāĻ°ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϝ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāχāϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϚāϞāϛ⧇, 2007 āϏāĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āύāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒā§œā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇āχ āĻĻ⧁āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤ āĻāχ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ ‘āĻĻā§‹āώ⧀ āϏāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āύāĻž-āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžâ€™-āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāϕ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāĻĒāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āϞ⧜āĻžāχāĨ¤ āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϰāϤāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€ āϝ⧇ āύāĻžāϰ⧀ āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āϞāύ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧇āχ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāχ āϝ⧌āύ āĻšā§‡āύāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āφāχāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ­āĻžāρāĻ“ā§œā§€āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ/āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ/āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻ•āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ 
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžÂ āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ
āĻŽā§‡āĻŽā§‹ āύāĻ‚ 03(70)-Sc/G āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ–: āĻ•āϞāĻ•āĻžāϤāĻž, 02.01.2012
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
āĻŽā§‡āĻŽā§‹ āύāĻ‚ 59(70)āĻāϏāϏāĻŋ/āĻāφāχāĻāϏ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ–Â āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ : 23.03.2018
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž 23.03.2018 āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€Â āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ
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āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āύāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϝ⧌āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāϰāĻžāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ, āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧāĻžāĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ) āφāχāύ 2013
āĻŽā§‡āĻŽā§‹ āύāĻ‚ 409/SCH&MC/Misc/27/2011 āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ–: 28.06.2023
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The Vishaka Guidelines were a set of procedural guidelines for use in India in
cases of sexual harassment. They were promulgated by theIndian Supreme
Court in 1997 and were superseded in 2013 by the Sexual Harassment of Women
at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act.
Background
Pre-1997 the person facing sexual harassment at workplace had to lodge a
complaint under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 that deals with the
‘criminal assault of women to outrage women’s modesty’, and Section 509 that
punishes an individual/individuals for using a ‘word, gesture or act intended to
insult the modesty of a woman.
During the 1990s, Rajasthan state government employee Bhanwari Devi who tried
to prevent child marriage as part of her duties as a worker of the Women
Development Programme was raped by the landlords of the community. The
feudal patriarchs who were enraged by her (in their words: “a lowly woman from a
poor and potter community”) ‘guts’ decided to teach her a lesson and raped her
repeatedly. The rape survivor did not get justice from Rajasthan High Court and
the rapists were allowed to go free. This enraged a women’s rights group called
Vishaka that filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court of India.
This case brought to the attention of the Supreme Court of India, “the absence of
domestic law occupying the field, to formulate effective measures to check the evil
of sexual harassment of working women at all work places.”
Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan
In 1997, the Supreme Court passed a landmark judgment in the same Vishaka case
laying down guidelines to be followed by establishments in dealing with
complaints about sexual harassment.Vishaka Guidelines were stipulated by the
Supreme Court of India, in Vishakha and others v State of Rajasthan case in 1997,
regarding sexual harassment at workplace. The court stated that these guidelines
were to be implemented until legislation is passed to deal with the issue.
The court decided that the consideration of “International Conventions and norms
are significant for the purpose of interpretation of the guarantee of gender equality,
right to work with human dignity in Articles 14, 15 19(1)(g) and 21 of the
Constitution and the safeguards against sexual harassment implicit therein.”
What is sexual harassment
Sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually determined behavior
(whether directly or by implication) as:
a) physical contact and advances; b) a demand or request for sexual favors; c)
sexually colored remarks; d) showing pornography; e) any other unwelcome
physical verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature.
Where any of these acts is committed in circumstances where the victim has a
reasonable apprehension that in relation to the victim’s employment or work
whether she is drawing salary, or honorarium or voluntary, whether in government,
public or private enterprise such conduct can be humiliating and may constitute a
health and safety problem.
It is discriminatory for instance when the woman has reasonable grounds to believe
that her objection would disadvantage her in connection with her employment or
work including recruiting or promotion or when it creates a hostile work
environment.
Adverse consequences might be visited if the victim does not consent to the
conduct in question or raises any objection thereto.
Thus, sexual harassment need not involve physical contact. Any act that creates a
hostile work environment – be it by virtue of cracking lewd jokes, verbal abuse,
circulating lewd rumours etc. counts as sexual harassment.
The creation of a hostile work environment through unwelcome physical verbal or
non-verbal conduct of sexual nature may consist not of a single act but of a pattern
of behavior comprising many such acts.
Thus, it is important that the victim report such behavior as soon as possible and
not wait for it to become worse. In some cases, the psychological stigma of
reporting the conduct of a co-worker might require a great deal of courage on the
part of the victim and they may report such acts after a long period of time. The
guidelines suggest that the complaint mechanism should ensure time bound
treatment of complaints, but they do not suggest that a report can only be made
within a short period of time since the incident occurred.
Often, the police refuse to lodge FIRs for sexual harassment cases, especially
where the harassment occurred sometime ago.
Employer’s obligations
Note that the Vishaka Guidelines are not sufficient for legal compliance for
employers as the same has been replaced by a full fledged statute of the
Parliament. Although the statute mostly retains the framework provided in the
Guidelines, there are significant differences and it is the statute that the employers
must follow. For instance, the definition of sexual harassment has significantly
changed.[6] From this perspective, the Vishaka Guidelines is of only historical and
academic importance now. It will also be relevant in cases that were brought up
before 2013 enactment of the law.
Recently the minister for Women’s Welfare Maneka Gandhi has stated that
government will take tough steps against any organisations, including NGOs that
do not implement the new law. It is a good idea to use a checklist to make sure that
your organisation is compliant with the law. A sample checklist for sexual
harassment compliance is available here.
Internal Complaints Committee and Local Complaints Committee: The Sexual
Harassment Act requires an employer to set up an ‘Internal Complaints Committee’
(“ICC”) at each office or branch having more than 10 employees of any gender.
The government is in turn required to set up a ‘Local Complaints Committees’
(“LCC”) at the district level to investigate complaints regarding sexual harassment
from establishments where the ICC has not been constituted on account of the
establishment having less than 10 employees or if the complaint is against the
employer.
The Sexual Harassment Act, 2013 also sets out the constitution of the committees,
process to be followed for making a complaint and inquiring into the complaint in
a time bound manner.
Interim Reliefs : The Sexual Harassment Act empowers the ICC and the LCC to
recommend to the employer, at the request of the aggrieved employee, interim
measures such as (i) transfer of the aggrieved woman or the respondent to any
other workplace; or (ii) granting leave to the aggrieved woman up to a period of 3
months in addition to her regular statutory/ contractual leave entitlement.
In addition to ensuring compliance with the other provisions stipulated, the Sexual
Harassment Act casts certain obligations upon the employer to, inter-alia,
â€ĸ provide a safe working environment
â€ĸ display conspicuously at the workplace, the penal consequences of indulging in
acts that may constitute sexual harassment and the composition of the Internal
Complaints Committee
â€ĸ organise workshops and awareness programmes at regular intervals for
sensitizing employees on the issues and implications of workplace sexual
harassment and organizing orientation programmes for members of the Internal
Complaints Committee
â€ĸ treat sexual harassment as a misconduct under the service rules and initiate
action for misconduct.
â€ĸ The employer is also required to monitor the timely submission of reports by
the ICC.
If an employer fails to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee or does not
comply with any provisions contained therein, the Sexual Harassment Act
prescribes a monetary penalty of up to INR 50,000 (approx. US$1,000). A
repetition of the same offence could result in the punishment being doubled and /
or de-registration of the entity or revocation of any statutory business licenses.
Complaints mechanism
All women who draw a regular salary, receive an honorarium, or work in a
voluntary capacity in the government, private sector or un-organised sector come
under the purview of these guidelines.
â€ĸ All workplaces should have an appropriate complaints mechanism with a
complaints committee, special counsellor or other support services.
â€ĸ A woman must head the complaints committee and no less than half its
members should be women.
â€ĸ The committee should include an NGO/individual familiar with the issue of
sexual harassment.
â€ĸ The complaints procedure must be time-bound.
â€ĸ Confidentiality must be maintained.
â€ĸ Complainants/witnesses should not experience victimization/discrimination
during the process.
Preventive steps
â€ĸ Sexual harassment should be affirmatively discussed at workers’ meetings,
employer-employee meetings, etc.
â€ĸ Guidelines should be prominently displayed to create awareness about the
rights of female employees.
â€ĸ The employer should assist persons affected in cases of sexual harassment by
outsiders.
â€ĸ Central and state governments must adopt measures, including legislation, to
ensure that private employers also observe the guidelines.
â€ĸ Names and contact numbers of members of the complaints committee must be
prominently displayed.
From Guidelines to Act
The Sexual harassment at workplace Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on the 2nd
of September, 2012.It is now The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. It defines sexual harassment as
laid down by the Supreme Court in Vishakha and others v State of
Rajasthan (1997) case.] Recommendations
National Commission for Women has asked the government to ensure constitution
of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in accordance with Supreme Court
guidelines in its departments, institutions and autonomous bodies to address such
cases.It has also recommended conducting gender sensitisation workshops for top
level management officials.
NCW recommended publicizing committee using posters,etc. and explicitly
mention the contact details of the members. The commission also highlighted the
need for orientation programs for employees to sensitize them on sexual
harassment. Another recommendation was to enhance communication strategies to
combat violation against women.
The rules for the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 have come into force on 9t