KPMG India pvt ltd. Vs Maharastra State commisson for Women

Last updated: 07 May 2009

Court :
Bombay High Court

Brief :

Citation :
KPMG India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. .... Petitioners Vs. Maharashtra State Commission for Women & Ors. .... Respondents

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1107 OF 2008

KPMG India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. .... Petitioners Vs. Maharashtra State Commission for Women & Ors. .... Respondents

Sarvasri Saleh Doctor, Senior Counsel a/w Kevik Setalwad i/b M/s. AZB Partners for the Petitioners.

Sri B.A. Desai, Senior Counsel i/b M/s. Shah & Sanghvi for the Respondent No.1.

Sri Shyam Mehta for the Respondent No.2.

Ms Rebecca Gonsalvez for the Respondent No.3.

Ms Flavia Agnes for the Respondent No.4.

Ms Indira Jaisingh, Senior Counsel a/w Ms Gayatri Singh for the Respondent No.5.

CORAM: SRI R.M.S. KHANDEPARKAR & SRI A.A. SAYED, JJ.

DATED: JULY 23, 2008

P.C: 1. Heard. Rule. To be heard along with Writ Petition No.963 of 2008.

2. As regards the interim relief, we do not find any prima facie case having been made out for grant of any interim relief as such in the matter. As already recorded in the order passed today in Writ Petition No.963 of 2008, the respondent No.3 herein, who is one of the members of the inquiry committee has expressed her desire to recuse herself from being a member of the inquiry committee. We find no prima facie material placed on record to substantiate the contention about bias attitude on the part of the members of the inquiry committee in the matter of inquiry which is in progress by the Commission. Hence no interim relief.

3. We make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion as regards the inquiry which is said to have been commenced by the management of the petitioners in relation to the complaint which was lodged by the respondent No.5.

(A.A.Sayed, J.)

(R.M.S.Khandeparkar, J.)