Air hostess may challenge NCW decision

New Delhi: Airhostess Komal Singh could take legal recourse and challenge in court the National Commission for Women's report that ruled out sexual harassment by the two Air India pilots. Singh had alleged that she had been molested in a mid-air scuffle on an international flight.
"Komal Singh has formally requested the NCW for the report. Once she receives it, then we, along with the members of All India Cabin Crew Association, will decide whether to approach the court or move departmentally. It is too premature to take any decision yet. We are examining all options,'' Sanjoy Ghose, Komal's lawyer said.
On Tuesday, the NCW panel echoed AI's internal probe, giving a clean chit to Captain Ranbir Arora and co-pilot Aditya Chopra, saying the airhostess was not "molested but pushed'' out of the cabin.
Meanwhile, Komal's family expressed disappointment over the report, saying they had approached the Commission to get justice. They also expressed their unhappiness over the way the Commission handled the case.
"We have still not got word from the Commission. It is unfair that we have not even received copies of the cross-examination statement from NCW,'' a source close to Komal Singh said.
Ghose added that AI's reaction to the NCW report and the contents of the report would be the basis of their action.
Sources close to Singh added that she had been "pressured to compromise her statement by some members of the probe panel''.
19/11/09 Times of India

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