Sexual harassment : Notice to TN chief secretary, college management

The lecturer said her job at the college was her only means of livelihood and sought to quash the termination order.

Justice S Nagamuthu, who heard the plea, issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu and the Secretary and correspondent of the college.  

In her March 6 petition, she had said she was appointed as a lecturer in Tamil Department of the College in 2007 and that Rajarajan, who was promoted as Head of Tamil Department the next year, allegedly started behaving indecently and another Assistant Professor Prince allegedly also joined him.

At one point she decided to resign from the college but after the assurance by the Principal that he would take action, she said, she continued.

Also the committee against sexual harassment, attached to the College, in its report to the University submitted that there was truth in her complaint.

She had also alleged that in spite of repeated reminders she was not provided copies of the report whereas they were supplied to accused and no action was taken against them till date, either by the University or by the College.