Madurai Feb 9 (PTI) The Madras High Court bench today upheld the dismissal from service of the Principal of the M S S Wakf Board College here, who was facing several charges including sexual harassment, and overruled the decision of a single judge who had ordered his reinstation. Allowing a writ appeal against the order of the single judge, Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice R Subbiah, said out of the 31 charges against the then Principal, I Ismail, 22 had been proven, including charges of sexual harassment and misappropriation of funds. Referring to the charges of sexual harassment, filed by the appellant, a staff of the college, the judges wondered why the college had not constituted a complaints committee even though the Supreme Court ordered 13 years ago that such a committee was to be formed in every workplace where men and women work together. The judges directed the college to constitute a complaints commitee within four weeks. They also directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that in all work places where women were employed the government must ensure complaints committee was constituted and immediate and effective steps be taken in that direction.
