Records of complaint of sexual harassment sought under RTI
29 Jun, 2012Background
The applicant sought for the information pertaining to complaints of sexual harassment received, not registered/not investigated from the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). The Public Information Officer (PIO) supplied point wise information which failed to satisfy the applicant.
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The PIO stated that there was no record held by them pertaining to cases that were not registered or not investigated. The Central Information Commission (CIC) noted that cases of sexual harassment were monitored on monthly basis at Head Office and directed the PIO to provide the details only in terms of numbers to the appellant for the period 2008 – 2011.
Citation: Mrs. Satyabhama Mohapatra v. LIC of India in Appeal No. CIC/DS/A/2011/002694
RTI Citation : RTIFI/2012/CIC/427
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