‘In sexual harassmentinquiry, complainant’stemperament extraneous’
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The Delhi High Court has remarked that when a woman complains against her male colleague for sexual harassment, her own efficiency or inefficiency or temperament or the fact that disciplinary proceedings were initiated or are pending against her, are completely irrelevant and extraneous to the inquiry.
A Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Asha Menon said if there is nothing to show that the officer, who imposed the punishment to the woman, has been targeted by her by filing a complaint of sexual harassment against him, such punishments or proceedings cannot have any bearing on the inquiry into a sexual harassment complaint.