Court Nixes Assembly Relief for Bengaluru IISc Prof Accused of Sexual Harassment
Mustafa Plumber | 09 July 2026 | The Indian Express
The Karnataka High Court last month set aside a communication issued by a Legislative Assembly panel directing the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, to reinstate a Dalit faculty member terminated following sexual harassment allegations.
“This Court is not apprised of any piece of legislation or provisions of law empowering ‘legislative committee’ to sit over a matter which has already attained finality in terms of an order passed by a competent Court of Law, namely this Court,” Justice M G S Kamal said in his order dated June 22…