Supreme Court Clears Vice-Chancellor Accused Of Sexual Harassment, But With A Resume Twist

A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale passed the order on Friday on a plea by a faculty member of a West Bengal-based university who had lodged the complaint in December 2023 alleging sexual harassment by the VC.

The apex court said the Calcutta High Court's division bench had committed no error of law in restoring the decision of the local complaint committee (LCC) that the appellant's complaint was time-barred and was liable to be dismissed.

"It is advisable to forgive the wrongdoer, but not to forget the wrongdoing. The wrong which has been committed against the appellant (faculty member) may not be investigated on technical grounds, but it must not be forgotten," the bench said.