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2014 Supreme(SC) 1396

DIPAK MISRA, UDAY UMESH LALIT
Nisha Priya Bhatia – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Respondent: Mr. Ranjit Kumar, SG Mr. Rana Mukherjee, Adv. Ms. Meenakshi Grover, Adv. Mr. B. V. Balaram Das, Adv.

ORDER :

1. Heard Ms. Nisha Priya Bhatia, petitioner-in-person, and Mr. Ranjit Kumar, learned Solicitor General along with Mr.Sudhir Walia, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. Though many a relief has been prayed for in the writ petition, yet the petitioner appearing in person has addressed us as regards the justifiability of the issuance of the press note dated 19.8.2008 it is contended by her that the Press Information Bureau, Government of India could not have issued such a press note and definitely the nature of the press note affects and offends the individual dignity of a citizen especially when the petitioner was a Class-I officer working in RAW.

3. It is further urged by the petitioner that she had made complaints with regard to sexual harassment from time to time and certain committees had been established to enquire into it, but they did not give any kind of fruitful results. We intend to make it clear that we are not going to comment on the findings recorded by the Committees established by the Union of India on the lines of Vishaka guidelines and the finding returned by them in praesenti. The grievance that was highlighted by the petitioner is that the existence of the

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