The Advocate General (AG) of Tamil Nadu R Shunmugasundaram has constituted an internal complaints committee (ICC) to deal with sexual harassment complaints against law officers appearing before the Madras High Court..The move came after a complaint of sexual harassment was filed by a lawyer against a senior law officer of the High Court.After the complaint was sent to the Advocate General, he constituted an ICC to deal with such matters, as contemplated under Section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act.The committee will comprise the following members as per an order passed on November 23.1. Senior Advocate R Vagai, Presiding Officer2. Additional Advocate General-1 of Tamil Nadu Haja Nazirudeen, Member;3. Special Government Pleader S Mythereye Chandru, Member;4. Additional Public Prosecutor GV Kasthuri, Member;5. Vidhya Reddy of TULIR (a non-profit working against sexual abuse), Member;6. Deputy Director in the office of the AG, T Dharaneeswaran, Member-Secretary..The notification added that sexual harassment complaints against law offices can be sent to the Member-Secretary, who in turn will place the matter before the committee for further action. The email (dd.hc@tn.gov.in) and telephone number (044-29550283/284) to contact the Member Secretary in order to file such complaints were also provided in the same notification..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.
