Delhi High Court Quashes Suspension of Ramanujan College Principal Over Procedural Lapses

Delhi High Court quashed the suspension of Ramanujan College Principal, Professor Rasal Singh, ruling that the order was "stigmatic" and procedurally flawed. 

The Court observed that the suspension was based on an ad hoc committee's findings rather than a formal inquiry by an Internal Complaints Committee as mandated by the POSH Act, 2013. 

Emphasizing that creating parallel, extra-statutory committees to probe sexual harassment allegations violates natural justice and the specialized statutory framework of the POSH Act. 

Furthermore, the Court held that using terms like "serious misconduct" in the order caused undue prejudice before an inquiry was completed, thereby compromising the presumption of innocence.

[Prof. Rasal Singh v. University of Delhi]