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An Indian Air Force pilot has moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court alleging that she was sexually harassed by her Flight Commander. In the plea, the woman officer also mentioned the unfair manner of inquiry by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC).
Justice Sanjeev Kumar of the J&K High Court issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Defence and Air Force officials, and asked them to file their responses within four weeks, according to a report in Bar and Bench. The HC also stayed the proceedings before the ICC.
The matter will come up for hearing on May 10.
IAF Pilot Moves J&K HC Alleging Sexual Harassment by Senior Officer
The woman officer also raised objection to the way the Internal Complaints Committee of the Armed Forces conducted its inquiry as per the POSH Act.
Jammu and Kashmir high court. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: An Indian Air Force (IAF) woman pilot has moved the Jammu and Kashmir high court alleging sexual harassment on the part of her flight commander and a subsequent unfair inquiry conducted by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC),
Bar and Bench reported. The court has issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Defence and Air Force officials, asking them to file their responses within four weeks.
Rafale fighter aircraft
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The Rafale jet fighter deal continues to backfire. The latest in the saga is the accusation that the 2016 deal between India and France also involved the payment of 1.1 million Euros by aviation major Dassault to an Indian middleman. Any such payment would be a violation of the mandatory Defence Procurement Procedure laid down by the Union Ministry of Defence.
The French publication Mediapart has sourced its claim in an investigation undertaken by the country s anti-corruption agency, the AFA, which made the initial findings during an audit of Dassault.
What raised eyebrows during the audit was a payment of 1.1 million Euros which the company said was used to pay for the manufacture of 50 large replica models of Rafale jets. What is befuddling is that there is no proof that these models were made, Mediapart claims. Also, there is a mystifying question: Why had Dassault ordered an Indian company to make models of its own aircraft at 20,000 Euros
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