MP High Court Orders ₹35 Lakh Compensation to Yoga Instructor in Sexual Harassment Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered Dilip Kumar Dureha, former Vice Chancellor of LNIPE and now a BHU professor, to pay ₹35 lakh to a Yoga instructor for sexual harassment. 

Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke relied on the Internal Complaints Committee’s 2020 findings, which confirmed that Dureha demanded sexual favours and behaved inappropriately.

The Court also directed LNIPE to pay ₹1 lakh for inaction and the State to pay ₹5 lakh for delaying the FIR for three years. Dureha had not challenged the ICC’s conclusions, leading the Court to uphold the findings.