It is a blight on Kalakshetra Foundation to have not addressed effectively and promptly the allegations of sexual harassment of students, the Madras High Court has said. It ordered immediate consideration of recommendations made by an independent inquiry committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge K. Kannan.
Justice Anita Sumanth had called for a copy of the inquiry report at the instance of senior counsel R. Vaigai representing seven students who wished to remain anonymous and wanted to be identified only as XYZ even in the court proceedings. After perusing the report, the judge expressed shock over the nature of the allegations levelled.
“The report of the independent committee is graphic in regard to the nature of sexual harassment that has been alleged. The allegations are distasteful to say the least and extremely disturbing. The Committee has made a series of recommendations, and some are reiterated in this order for urgent consideration by the management of Kalakshetra,” the judge wrote.
