Smt.K.Ambujam v. Union Of India,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02.11.2015 CORAM :
The Hon'ble MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA W.P. No.35202 of 2015 and M.P.No.1 of 2015 1.K.Ambujam 2.Jwalaa, NGO rep. By its Secretary, K.Ambujam.
3.P.K.Saru
...Petitioners
-vs1. Union of India, through its Secretary, Ministry of Woman and Child Development New Delhi.
2. State of Tamil Nadu, through its Chief Secretary, Fort St. George, Chennai.
3. Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women, through its Chair Person, Chennai.
4. Dept. Of Women and Child Protection, Govt. of Tamil Nadu through its Secretary, Secretariat, Chennai.
5. Dept. Of Personal and Training, Through its Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
6. Directorate of Social Welfare Dept., Through its Director, Govt. of Tamilnadu, Guindy Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai.
7. The District Collector, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore.
8. The District Collector, Salem District, Salem.
9. The Zonal Manager, LIC of India, Zonal Office, Chennai.
10.LIC of India, through its Senior Divisional Manager, Divisional Office, Coimbatore.
11.Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, through its Registrar, Coimbatore.
12.Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History, through its Dean, Anaikatty Post, Coimbatore.
13.V.T.Kandavadivel Sivakumar 14.M.Arumugham 15.R.Muthukumar 16.K.Ravikumar 17.K.Murugesan 18.Dr.M.Saravanakumar 19.Dr.Anjan Kumar Prustry
...Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Mandamus to direct respondents 1 to 6 to forthwith give wide publicity and circulate the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace, guidelines laid down by the Apex Court in Vishaka & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan and the step guide issued by the 5th respondent, Dept. of Personnel & Training dated 16.07.2015 for conducting inquiry in Sexual Harassment cases for the preservation and enforcement of right to gender equality of working women in all workplaces as defined under the Act, appoint an independent committee to go into / inquire and submit a report to this Court within the time frame with regard to the need to give the set of reliefs adumbrated in Annexure to the affidavit.
For Petitioners :
Mrs.Poornima for M/s.V.Vijayakumar For Respondents :
Mr.Su.Srinivasana, Asst. Solicitor General for RR1 & 5 :
Mr.S.T.S.Murthi, Govt. Pleader for RR 2 to 4, 6 & 8
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to withdraw the petition in view of our putting to the counsel that the relief is extremely vague and there must be a specific grievance qua some aspect and that too, by an affected party. An endorsement is made.
2.Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, M.P.No.1 of 2015 is also dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sra To
1. The Secretary Union of India, Ministry of Woman and Child Development New Delhi.
2. Chief Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai.
3. The Chair Person Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women, Chennai - 600 002.
4. The Secretary,Dept. Of Women and Child Protection, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
5. The Secretary, Dept. Of Personal and Training, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
6. The Director, Directorate of Social Welfare Dept., Govt. of Tamilnadu,Guindy Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai.
7. The District Collector, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore.
8. The District Collector, Salem District, Salem.
1 CC to Mr.Udhaya P.S. Menon, Advocate SR.No. 59787 1 CC to Mr.Su.Srinivasana,, Advocate SR.No. 60271 1 CC to the Government Pleader, SR.No. 60068 W.P.No.35202 of 2015 EV (CO) PSI (16.11.2015)