ABC vs INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE AND ORS

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WP(ST)15574-2025.DOC Santosh IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 15574 OF 2025 ABC ...Petitioner Versus 1. Internal Complaints Committee Constituted under the POSH Act, 2013 by SANTOSH Akasa Air SUBHASH KULKARNI 2. Akasa Air, Having Headquarters at Urmi Digitally signed by Estate, Tower A, 12th Floor, 95 Ganpatrao SANTOSH SUBHASH KULKARNI Date: 2025.11.03 Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (W) 22:08:02 +0530 3. XYZ …Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 8040 OF 2025 Ms. Ankita Singhania, a/w Burzin Somandy, Swati Chaudhary, Yukti Mitta, Ariana Somandy i/by Tejaswita Nalwade (Somandy), for the Petitioner in WPST/15574/2025 and for the Applicant in IA/8040/2025. Ms. Payel Chattarjee, a/w Suchita Choudhry and Pranay Tuteja i/b Tri Legal, for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr. Rajendra Mishra, a/w Saurabh Mishra, for Respondent No.3. CORAM: N. J. JAMADAR, J. RESERVED ON: 4th SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON: 3rd NOVEMBER, 2025 JUDGMENT:- 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and, with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, heard finally. 2. By this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India the petitioner seeks to quash and set aside 1/29 WP(ST)15574-2025.DOC the final report dated 12 th February, 2025, submitted by Internal Complaints Committee (“ICC”) (“R1”) constituted by respondent No.2 to inquire into the complaint made by respondent No.3 and a direction to respondent No.1 to conduct a fresh inquiry by adhering to the principles of natural justice and affording an effective opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 3. The petitioner has also preferred an interim application seeking stay to the implementation of the recommendations under the impugned final report till the final disposal of