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COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT (CCASH) v. SATYA SUNDER SETHY

WMP/38251/2025 · 2025-09-11

N Anand Venkatesh

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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WMP No. 38251 of 2025 in WP No.24177 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11-09-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH WMP No. 38251 of 2025 IN WP No. 24177 of 2025 1. Complaints Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CCASH) Indian Institute of Technology , Madras, 1st Floor Of Cafe Coffee Day, Next To Department of Management Studies, Chennai-600 036. 2. Director Member of the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 036. Petitioner(s) Vs Satya Sundar Sethy Professor, IIT Madras Door No.3C, Marutham Building, Delhi Avenue, IIT Madras Chennai 600 036. Respondent(s) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WMP No. 38251 of 2025 in WP No.24177 of 2025 PRAYER To clarify paragraph 26 of its order dated 19.08.2025 in W.P.No. 24177/2025 by permitting the petitioners to mask the identities of the witnesses by appropriately redacting their statements prior to disclosure to the respondent. For Petitioner(s): Mr.Karthik K.Rajan For Respondent(s): Ms.Aishwarya S.Nathan ORDER This petition has been filed to clarify paragraph-26 of the order dated 19.08.2025 in W.P.No.24177 of 2025 by permitting the petitioners/respondents to redact the identities of the witnesses in the copy of the statements that are going to be furnished to the writ petitioner. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the grounds raised in the clarification petition and also after hearing both the sides, it will suffice to clarify paragraph-26 of the order to the effect that in the copies of the statements recorded from the victim girl and the witnesses, the names shall be redacted and it shall be handed over to the writ petitioner. It goes without saying that whatever rights are available to the writ petitioner, can be availed of in the manner known to law. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WMP No. 38251 of 2025 in WP No.24177 of 2025 4. This clarification petition is disposed of in the above terms. 11-09-2025 ss To 1. Complaints Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CCASH) Indian Institute of Technology , Madras, 1st Floor Of Cafe Coffee Day, Next To Department of Management Studies, Chennai-600 036. 2. Director Member of the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 036. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WMP No. 38251 of 2025 in WP No.24177 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH J. ss WMP No.38251 of 2025 in WP No.24177 of 2025 11-09-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis