( 1 ) THE petitioner is working as senior grade lecturer at Kannada Adhyayana Kendra, Centre for kannada Studies, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore University. She made a complaint against Professor siddalingaiah, Director, Centre for Kannada Studies, to the Hon'ble Minister for Higher education and to the Sub-Inspector, Jnanabharathi Police Station, regarding the alleged sexual harassment, A University Committee for Combating Violence and Sexual Harassment for women at Work Place, held an enquiry on the complaint of the petitioner and after such enquiry it exonerated Professor Siddalingaiah. In other words, it held the allegations in the complaint were not substantiated. In the report it also recorded a finding that the petitioner, Professor siddalingaiah and Ph. D. student C. M. Rajanna have misconducted themselves in the course of their employment. The material produced before Court shows that Item No. 3 of the agenda in the extraordinary meeting held by the Syndicate on 29. 3. 2005, the Vice Chancellor briefed the syndicate about the report submitted by the Committee. After detailed discussion they took a decision to accept the report of the Committee. The said report con