Overview
- Delhi High Court, which ruled Friday, set aside Principal Rasal Singh’s September 18, 2025 suspension as a stigmatic order.
- The court held that Delhi University’s ad hoc fact‑finding committee was outside the PoSH Act’s scheme and therefore impermissible.
- Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said employers retain an inherent power to suspend during PoSH inquiries, but orders must avoid prejudicial language and follow service rules.
- Three women faculty had complained of sexual harassment, and a June 23, 2025 ad hoc report said there was a substantial case, which the college then used to suspend the principal.
- The court gave the college liberty to issue a fresh, legally compliant suspension and directed that the matter proceed through the Internal Complaints Committee’s time‑bound, confidential process.