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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

% Judgment pronounced on: 17.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 17666/2024 and CM APPLs.75209/2024, 10583/2025,

33826/2025, 33840/2025, 33861/2025, 33862/2025, 33952/2025,

33953/2025, 38467/2025

SHARANJEET KAUR .....Petitioner

Through: Petitioner in Person.

Mr. Darpan Wadhwa (Sr. Advocate – Amicus Curiae) along with Ms. Rea

Bhalla, Ms. Divita Vyas, Advocates.

versus

IDBI BANK LTD .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Anirudh Bhakru, Mr. Sidhartha

Barua, Mr. Kumar Arnav Singh Deo, Mr. Praful Jindal, Mr. Akash Mohan

Srivastava, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA

JUDGMENT

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, an ‘aggrieved woman’ within the meaning of section 2(a)1 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

(hereinafter referred to as ‘POSH Act’), seeking the following prayers:

“A. Issue a writ in the nature of direction/order awarding compensation

1Section 2. Definitions.

(a) “aggrieved woman” means—

(i) in relation to a workplace, a woman, of any age whether employed or not, who alleges to have been

subjected to any act of sexual harassment by the respondent;

(ii) in relation to dwelling place or house, a woman of any age who is employed in such a dwelling place or

house;

for non-complying with provisions in terms of Section 26 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &

Redressal) Act, 2013 B. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus/direction holding that the Respondent Bank has violated the Fundamental Rights of the Petitioner under Articles, 14, 15, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and awarding compensation;

C. Direct the Respondent to pay all unpaid full back wages of the petitioner with Interest for the period of leaves availed from the Respondent Bank due to malafide acts of the respondent.

D. Issue directions to the respondent Bank to pay the accrued Bank Lease to the petitioner w.e.f. September 2021 i.e. when the lease was stopped by the Bank till the pendency of the case.

E. Direct Respondent to pay the litigation costs, travelling expenses and advocate’s fees as borne by the petitioner till date and further till the final resolution of her case.

F. Award Punitive Damages in favour of petitioner against the Respondent.

G. Direct respondent to pay all unpaid accrued/consequential benefits/

emoluments to the petitioner that she is entitled to in the Bank.

H. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus / direction holding that the Respondent has violated the law laid down by the Hon'ble the Supreme Court of India in the case of Vishaka and others versus State of Rajasthan and have deliberately flouted the rules prescribed by the Apex Court and failed to implement the guidelines laid down in POSH Act. as law towards protection of women from sexual harassment at workplace and failed to provide grievance procedure for redressal of complaint of the Petitioner against sexual harassment at workplace and by not taking disciplinary action against perpetrators and direct appropriate action in that regard:

I. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus / direction holding that the letter of termination of the Petitioner's service dated 02.09.2024 is entirely malicious, retaliatory, bad in law, void, non-est, being in violation of the Fundamental Rights of the Petitioner and against the law laid down by the Hon'ble the Supreme Court;

J. Issue a writ in the nature of Prohibition/Mandamus/direction quashing the wrongful termination and direct the respondent Bank to reinstate the petitioner and to grant all her accrued/consequential due career promotions.

K. Initiate Contempt proceedings against respondent Bank for willfully disregarding the Hon’ble High Court’s directions in writ petition-1841 in the petitioner’s case and flouting and/or violating the law laid by the Hon'ble the Supreme Court of India as above;

L. Order the Respondent to pay compensation for all these years of a sum of not less than Rs. 5,00,00,000/- (Rupees Five Crores