Sexual harassment by Principal GHSS Batote
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 23: A Jammu Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) headed by Member (J), Suresh Kumar Monga, while taking serious note of a fresh Miscellaneous Application moved by the aggrieved teacher placing on record the video footages of the protest demonstrations on the streets of Batote allegedly engineered by the Principal GHSS Batote Dev Raj Bhagat, has sought response within two weeks.
When the matter came up for hearing, Advocate Supriya Chouhan appearing for the aggrieved teacher pointed out that despite the express directions of Tribunal, the magisterial enquiry has not been conducted into the allegations of sexual harassment against the delinquent Principal GHSS Batote, Dev Raj Bhagat nor any reply has been filed by the Education Department meaning thereby the delinquent Principal is being shielded by the senior officers of the Education Department.
Advocate Supriya Chouhan vociferously argued that after the cognizance of serious allegations of sexual advances was taken by Tribunal, the Principal GHSS Batote, Dev Raj Bhagat started a vilification campaign through web news portals by organising protests through innocent school students and few inhabitants of Batote thereby further damaging the reputation and dignity of the aggrieved teacher.
She argued that till date no action has been taken against the delinquent Principal and he continues to serve in the same institution at GHSS Batote and engineering propaganda against the lady teacher.
After considering the submissions of Advocate Supriya Chouhan, the Jammu Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal headed by Member (J), Suresh Kumar Monga directed AAG Sudesh Magotra and AAG Rajesh Thapa appearing for the Education Department to file their response to the miscellaneous application within a period of 2 weeks.
At this stage, AAG Sudesh Magotra appearing for the Education Department submitted that the magisterial enquiry is in progress and its findings will be placed on record on the next date of hearing. The bench on the request of AAG Sudesh Magotra and AAG Rajesh Thapa granted two weeks further time to file their respective written statements to the original application.
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