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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