RESERVED ON : 06.05.2024 PRONOUNCED ON: 11.06.2024 JUDGMENT (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) :

Heard. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Learned APP and the learned advocates for the respective respondents waive service. At the joint request of the parties, the matter is heard finally at the stage of admission.

2. Shorn of the verbiage, the circumstances leading to the filing of this writ petition are to the effect that the petitioner has been serving as a Medical Officer Class – I and on the date of petition was posted in the office of Health and Family Welfare and Training Centre, Aurangabad. Respondent No.9 is the superior officer, whereas, respondent No.7 was her colleague and respondent No.8 was also serving in the same establishment as an Administrative Officer and were allegedly aware that she belonged to a scheduled caste ‘Mahar’. Respondent No.9 allegedly subjected her to humiliation and also used to make overtures since 03.06.2016. She approached Vedant Nagar Police Station and lodged a detailed complaint on 29.01.2019. Since initially it was not accepted she had to approach the Commissioner of Police and thereafter her complaint was received and Crime No.40/2019 w