HC stays women’s panel order against Loyola College
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The college was asked to pay ₹64.30 lakh as compensation to a former employee
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The college was asked to pay ₹64.30 lakh as compensation to a former employee The Madras High Court on Thursday stayed the order of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women directing the Loyola College Society to pay ₹64.3 lakh to a former woman employee who levelled sexual harassment charges against a former principal.
Justice Abdul Quddhose granted the interim stay and ordered notices, returnable by February 11, to the Commission, the Director of Collegiate Education and the complainant on the writ petition filed by the rector and vice-president of the college society challenging the Commission’s order to pay her compensation and supposed arrears of salary.
Dec 23, 2020, 20:56 PM IST
Chennai: In a suo motu decision, the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women has ordered Chennai’s Loyola College to immediately pay a compensation (with interest and without delay) of Rs 64.30 lakhs to former staff. The compensation covers remuneration for 81 months, damages for mental agony, unkind words of sexual harassment and for filing a false complaint against the victim.
The Commission has also found that the victim has had a very good track record and that there was no reason for terminating her service and noted that the Loyola College has abruptly stopped her from work, deliberately.