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Appellate Authority can consider interim application seeking stay despite absence of any specific provision in POSH Act: Karnataka HC

Court explained that POSH Act does not expressly prohibit the Appellate Authority to pass an interim order and once the appellate authority has the power to set aside impugned proceedings, it can be construed that the appellate authority also has implied power to consider passing of interim order of stay as well.

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Karnataka HC directs ANI Technologies to pay Rs 5 Lakhs as compensation to woman sexually harassed by OLA cab driver in 2018

The Court directed the company’s Internal Complaints Committee to hold an enquiry into the complaint of the petitioner in accordance with the provisions of PoSH Act, 2013 and complete the process as expeditiously as possible within an outer limit of 90 days.