NEW DELHI: Clarifying the procedure for inquiry into a sexual harassment at workplace complaint, when accused and survivor belong to two different offices or departments, Supreme Court on Thursday ruled it will be the jurisdiction of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted at the workplace of the aggrieved woman to hold inquiry and not by the ICC of workplace of the person facing complaint. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi said the aggrieved woman, who has allegedly suffered an act of sexual harassment at workplace, should not be compelled to file a complaint before the ICC constituted at the workplace of the 'respondent' - against whom allegation has been made. It rejected the plea of a 2010-batch IRS officer who alleged the inquiry against him on a com

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