New Delhi: Delhi High Court today converted into a PIL the plea of a Sri Lankan Airline employee alleging that the central and city governments have failed to implement Vishaka guidelines to deal with cases of sexual harassment against women in the aviation industry.
Justice Valmiki J Mehta turned the matter into a PIL saying the prayers in the petition regarding implementation of the provisions to deal with sexual harassment at workplace are of a public nature and transferred it to the Chief Justice who would list it before the appropriate bench on March 18.
The court passed the order after also observing that the issues relating to the "personal rights" of the petitioner employee have been dealt with by a committee.
The order came on the plea of an Indian woman, employed with Sri Lankan Airlines, against the Ministries of Civil Aviation and Women and Child Development as well as Delhi government, the airline and its official against whom she levelled allegations of sexual harassment.
10/02/15 PTI/Business Standard
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Justice Valmiki J Mehta turned the matter into a PIL saying the prayers in the petition regarding implementation of the provisions to deal with sexual harassment at workplace are of a public nature and transferred it to the Chief Justice who would list it before the appropriate bench on March 18.
The court passed the order after also observing that the issues relating to the "personal rights" of the petitioner employee have been dealt with by a committee.
The order came on the plea of an Indian woman, employed with Sri Lankan Airlines, against the Ministries of Civil Aviation and Women and Child Development as well as Delhi government, the airline and its official against whom she levelled allegations of sexual harassment.
10/02/15 PTI/Business Standard
