Consensual Relationship Is Not Sexual Harassment: Allahabad HC Calls Lecturer’s Career-Destroying Dismissal ‘Shockingly Disproportionate’
The Allahabad High Court held that a consensual relationship between a lecturer and a former student was misconduct but not sexual harassment. The Court ruled that dismissal with disqualification was excessive and sent the matter back for reconsideration of punishment. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has held that a consensual relationship between a teacher and…