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2026 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 2427

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Akhil Kumar Srivastava, Judicial Member, Mallika Arya, Administrative Member
Pratishtha Kulshreshtha – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shri Vikram Johri
For the Respondents: Shri M K Verma

Table of Content
1. facts of mutual complaints: harassment vs. student misconduct. (Para 2 , 3)
2. rejoinder challenges inquiry delays and procedures. (Para 4 , 5)
3. icc and external committees found complaint baseless. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
4. false complaints warrant disciplinary action under posh act. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)

O R D E R

By Mallika Arya, AM:

Through this Original Application, the applicant is seeking quashment of charge memorandum dated 03.04.2025 (Annexure A/1) and order dated 04.03.2026 (Annexure A/2). She is further seeking directions to the respondents for a fresh and fair inquiry regarding her sexual harassment complaint with a direction to the respondents to strictly comply with the order passed by the Hon’ble High Court in W.A. No. 723/2025 .

2. Briefly stating, the facts of the case are that the applicant was appointed as a Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) in Sanskrit under the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on 21.08.2019. After completion of her probation, she was posted at PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bhind (M.P.) (Annexure A/3). While posted at KV Bhind, the applicant was subjected to repeated acts of sexual harassment by Respondent No. 4, Mr. Ajay Kumar Saxena, th

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