The Allahabad High Court, in a significant and swift ruling in a quashing petition, stayed the trial proceedings in an FIR alleging sexual harassment, lodged at the instance of a female ex-employee of the client, against a senior management official of the client.
Based on the evidence on record, the High Court observed that this appears to be a case of an office dispute which is being given the colour of a sexual criminal offence by the ex-employee. While staying the trial proceedings, the High Court also observed that the misuse of the penal laws for personal grievances, regardless of gender, should be discouraged.
Our dispute team comprised of Partner, Padmaja Kaul with support from Principal Associate, Yugank Goel and Senior Associate, Kushagra Sah.
Padmaja is a proficient legal practitioner with extensive and diverse experience of over 13 years in corporate commercial laws and dispute resolution, specializing in commercial litigation, arbitration, white collar crime, employment disputes, insolvency and pre-dispute advisory.