Madras High Court Calls For SOPs, Practice Directions For Masking Names & Identities Of Victims Of Mental, Emotional And Sexual Harassment
Live LawThe Madras High Court recently suggested bringing in Standard Operating procedures and Practice Directions to mask the name and identities of every victim of mental, emotional, and sexual harassment in all proceedings. The court suggested that when matters of such nature are filed, a practice direction could be issued ensuring that the name and identity are given in the original copy, which could be retained by the Registry in a sealed cover and the identity could be redacted in all other copies. “We had put considerable thought to this aspect and one of the options which we would urge for consideration is that when matters of similar nature are filed, a Practice Direction may be issued that in the original copy, the names and identities may be given and that original copy may be retained in a sealed cover by the Registry and in every other copy, even in those circulated to the Court and also among the counsels, the names and identities are redacted. The court made the suggestions while hearing an appeal filed by a Research Scholar against the order of a single judge setting aside the order of the Internal Complaints Committee.
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