JAIPUR: Rajasthan high court has said obscene messages sent to an employee posted in another state even after office hours will come under the category of sexual harassment at workplace.
The single bench of Justice SP Sharma’s order followed a petition seeking quashing of chargesheet filed against the general manager of Bank of Baroda, Sanjiv Mishra, for sending obscene messages to a former subordinate woman officer posted in another state after working hours.
The petitioner contended that according to Bank of Baroda Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, inquiry could have been initiated only when the petitioner commits any sexual harassment at the workplace. tnn