Sharanjeet Kaur vs Idbi Bank Ltd

ik-22707299 Delhi High Court 17 December 2025 • 56 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (7)

Anirudh Bhakru Counsel Respondent Darpan Wadhwa Counsel Amicus Divita Vyas Counsel Amicus Kumar Arnav Singh Deo Counsel Respondent Praful Jindal Counsel Respondent Rea Bhalla Counsel Amicus Sidhartha Barua Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

IDBI Bank Ltd Respondent Sharanjeet Kaur Petitioner

Case Significance

Sharanjeet Kaur vs Idbi Bank Ltd is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 17, 2025 (citation: ik-22707299). The petitioner, an IDBI Bank employee, filed a writ petition under the POSH Act alleging sexual harassment at the workplace and challenging her termination, with the Court appointing Darpan Wadhwa as Senior Advocate Amicus Curiae. The Court found that the bank's Internal Complaints Committee was not properly constituted as required under Section 4 of the POSH Act, that the termination was retaliatory, and that the POSH proceedings had been protracted unconscionably. The termination was set as The case was heard by Justice Sachin Datta.

Summary

The petitioner, an IDBI Bank employee, filed a writ petition under the POSH Act alleging sexual harassment at the workplace and challenging her termination, with the Court appointing Darpan Wadhwa as Senior Advocate Amicus Curiae. The Court found that the bank's Internal Complaints Committee was not properly constituted as required under Section 4 of the POSH Act, that the termination was retaliatory, and that the POSH proceedings had been protracted unconscionably. The termination was set aside, reinstatement with full back wages since October 2020 was directed, Rs 5,00,000 compensation was awarded, and the bank was directed to reconstitute the ICC in compliance with the statute.

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