Writ Petition by Akasa Air Pilot Challenging ICC Report for Denial of Hearing in POSH Case Dismissed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the absence of cross-examination in proceedings before an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under the POSH Act, 2013 does not automatically render the inquiry invalid. Justice N. J. Jamadar, while hearing a petition filed by a pilot employed as Captain with Akasa Air, clarified that the ICC’s proceedings are fact-finding in nature and are not governed by strict evidentiary or procedural rules. The Court…
