MANJU LATA GUPTA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS petition has been filed by petitioner Manjulata Gupta against the respondents with the prayer for posting of petitioner to some circle office and also to conduct the enquiry for the harassment being caused to petitioner lady by her colleagues.

(2.) THE petitioner is in service of postal department since 1983 and is working as Postal Assistant. She was transferred to Returned Letter Office, where she is sole lady employee and all other employees are male. It is the case of petitioner that since 1996 she was being harassed by male employees by uttering derogatory remarks and abuses, which falls in the parameter of obscenity. THE other employees were using filthy and vulgar language and it became difficult for petitioner to work at such a place. She filed repeated representations to the authorities but no action was taken. She had even named one Mohd. Hanif Khan, Postal Assistant, Suraj Group-D (IVth class employee), who was in the habit of uttering such vulgar words. She had made as many as 20 representations. According to petitioner the situation created by co-employees was so bad that it became difficult to her to work in such atmosphere.

(3.) IN the written statement submitted on behalf of respondent it is stated that one another lady was also posted in RLO namely Smt. Shanti Sharma, Postal Asstt. since 1979. Though she was on leave frequently since 5. 5. 96 due to her domestic circumstances but she was on duty for the period as detailed in para No. 4. It is further submitted that the matter was got enquired by the Circle Complaints Committee chaired by Smt. Meera Handa, Director, Postal Services, Ajmer, Region with Dr. (Mrs.) Santosh Jain, Chief Medical Officer INcharge, P&t Dispensary No. 2 and Shri Anurag Priyadarshee, APMG (Staff & Vigl.) as members constituted as per guidelines set by Hon'ble Supreme Court. Even though the report dated 5. 6. 98 (Annex. R/2) is not in favour of the petitioner, but still in para No. 14 of the report the committed has stated that petitioner was asked to join her duty in RL especially after the staff of RLO having been severely warned for extreme consequence in the matter on 27. 2. 98 or to apply for transfer.