HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 19755 OF 2021

O R D E R:

Writ Petition No. 19755 of 2021 was filed by the management of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited against the Award dated 31.03.2021 in I.D. No. 4 of 2016 on the file of the Labour Court-II, Hyderabad.

2. Petitioner – Company was engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of non-alcoholic beverages / soft drinks, fruit juices, packaged drinking water under various brand names. The 2^nd respondent, while working as Loader in the company, it is alleged, misbehaved with Ms. A. Bodi, employee of petitioner’s contractor - M/s Iris Services who was deputed to work as a Sweeper in the premises of petitioner’s plant. The Internal Complaints Committee constituted by the petitioner as per the provisions of Section 4 of the POSH Act, conducted enquiry and submitted report dated 12.10.2015, holding that charges of sexual harassment were proved against Respondent No.2, by assigning cogent reasons with reference to the evidence brought on record.

2.1. It is stated, based on the recommendations of ICC, petitioner addressed letter dated 20.10.2015 to Respondent No.2 enclosing a copy of the report dated 12.