J vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 11219/2021 J1 .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nikhil Bhardwaj, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, CGSC with Mr. Madhav Bajaj and Ms. Katyayani Joshi, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 20.08.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. On 19 May 2017, the petitioner, who was a wrestler, made a complaint before the respondent against her coach, Mahavir Prasad, alleging sexual harassment. Following the said complaint, the respondent constituted an Internal Complaints Committee2 in accordance with the judgment of the Supreme Court in Vishakha v State of Rajasthan3, under the chairpersonship of one Ms. Nidhi Singh, to look into the complaint. 2. The first ICC arrived at a finding that the complaint was false. 1 Anonymized in view of Section 16 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 2 “the first ICC” hereinafter 3 (1997) 6 SCC 241 W.P.(C) 11219/2021 2020. 3. In the interregnum, on 20 April 2018, a second ICC was constituted by the respondent to re-examine the petitioner’s complaint, under the chairpersonship, this time, of one M