Defamatory & indecent messages by senior officer

RAJESH CHOPRA (Querist) 03 March 2015 This query is : Resolved
Sir,

My wife who works in a Central Govt office as Architect Astt recently got a call from a senior officer of a different dept introducing himself without any reason or connection. On being rebuffed by my wife he sent an apology message and pretended that he only wanted to talk official. after a week he again sent a sms to my wife indicating his bad intentions.

Pls advise

Should we lodge a police complaint with Delhi Police for harrasment or stalking.

Should my wife give a written complaint to her senior most official in her ministry.

We want to handle this matter with effectiveness and also maintain secrecy in her office.

Is there any dept in Govt of India for such issues.

Pls advise

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ajay sethi (Expert) 03 March 2015
if your wife is being harassed she can lodge complaint under provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 with the internal complaint committee of the organisation . the committee has powers to impose penalty on the person who is harassing your wife . a copy of complaint should be sent to state commission of Women

Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 03 March 2015
Your wife must lodge complaint under the Act as mentioned by Mr Sethi. It is a criminal offence and the offender must be brought to books.
However no case for defamation lies.

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 03 March 2015
First she should inform the internal committee on the issue with a copy of complaint to top officer.

Guest (Expert) 03 March 2015
Well advised.

R.K Nanda (Expert) 03 March 2015
no more to add.

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 04 March 2015
Repeated query:

http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Defamatory-indecent-messages-by-senior-officer-526251.asp

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