National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai Campus Director Anitha Mabel Manohar has approached the Madras High Court with a plea to quash a case booked against her under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989.
In her petition, she said that she had been serving the institution with an exemplary service record for the last two decades. On October 7, 2020, the institute's vigilance department sent a confidential communication regarding transfer of staff across the country.