New Delhi, 25 April (H.S.):

The Delhi High Court has quashed the suspension order against Professor Rasal Singh, Principal of Ramanujan College under Delhi University. The bench of Justice Purushendra Kaurav issued this ruling.

The court observed that the petitioner was suspended without an adequate investigation. The suspension was based on the findings of an ad hoc committee, rather than the conclusions of a committee constituted in accordance with the provisions of the POSH Act.

The petition had been filed by Professor Rasal Singh himself.

In fact, complaints of sexual harassment under the workplace sexual harassment prevention law (POSH Act) had been lodged against Professor Rasal Singh by three assistant professors from Ramanujan College itself. Following these complaints, the Deputy Registrar of Delhi University ordered the formation of a fact-finding committee to investigate.

Based on this committee's report, the college chairperson issued the suspension order against Professor Singh in September 2025. Professor Singh challenged this suspension order in the Delhi High Court, which on September 26, 2025, stayed the order. The High Court has now delivered its final verdict, quashing the suspension order against Professor Rasal Singh.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar