poSH Quiz-2

A female employee submits a complaint to the Internal Committee alleging that her male colleague made an unwelcome remark on her dress while traveling in the company bus. Can this incident be treated as work place sexual harassment and be taken up for enquiry by IC?

A. The place of incident is treated as workplace in this case. Hence, IC can initiate the enquiry
B. The IC has no power to take it up for enquiry as the place of incident is not a workplace
C. The IC will have power to take it up for enquiry if the jurisdictional police permit the same. 
D. The IC will have power to take it up for enquiry if the Deputy Commissioner of the District concerned permit the same

Ans: (A) The place of incident is treated as workplace in this case. Hence, IC can initiate the enquiry