Smt. Meena Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy., Deptt. of Home, Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Meena Devi v. State of U.P. (WRIT - A No. 172 of 2026), Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Court No. 7, Manish Mathur J., disposed of 13 January 2026. Keywords: writ petition Article 226; mental and sexual harassment at work place; representation dated 05.11.2025 unaddressed; Committee constituted letter 21.11.2025; petitioner intimidated before Committee (opposite parties 4 and 5), unable to record statement; liberty to file fresh representation before Director General of Police, U.P., Lucknow; liberty to file complaint under Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (Act of 2013), expeditious decision by concerned Committee; no compensation awarded; counsel Devanshi Srivastava, Anuradha Singh (petitioner), C.S.C. and Alpana Pandey (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Petition finally disposed of with directions: liberty to petitioner to file a fresh representation before opposite party no.2 (Director General of Police, U.P., Lucknow), and liberty to make a complaint under the Act of 2013 to be considered and decided expeditiously by the Committee concerned.