The Court disposed of the writ petition noting the sexual harassment proceedings against the petitioner had closed upon acceptance of his apology. It directed the Indian Institute of Technology to issue the withheld Philosophy Degree Certificate.
Direction to Respondent No.2 (IIT) to issue the Degree Certificate to the Petitioner.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (L) NO.555 OF 2019
Amarendra Pratap Singh … Petitioner versus Union of India and Ors. … Respondents
Mr.Y.K.Sharma with Ms.Pranati Mehra for the Petitioner.
Mr.Mihir Desai, Senior Advocate with Arsh Mishra i/b M.V.Kini & Co. for Respondent Nos.2 to 8.
Ms.Rouble Sorkkar i/b Ms.Veena Gowda for Respondent No.9.
CORAM :- S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & G.S.PATEL, JJ.
DATE :- AUGUST 20, 2019
P.C. :-
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“1. After this writ petition was argued for some time in the pre-recess session, postrecess Mr.Sharma, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, after speaking to the petitioner, stated before us that the petitioner is ready and willing to add the following sentence to his apology in the writing dated 5- 8-2018:
“I further say that I had no intention to insult any woman, much less Prof.Sreekumar, individually or as a woman”.
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(G.S.PATEL, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Degree Certificate should be issued once the internal proceedings for sexual harassment are closed upon acceptance of the petitioner's apology.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Amarendra Pratap Singh
Union of India
Indian Institute of Technology
Respondent No.9
S. C. DHARMADHIKARI
G.S. PATEL
As recorded by the court registry
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