Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court issued a stay on October 4, 2024, on the Single Bench order dated September 30, 2024, in the case of Ms. X vs. Internal Complaints Committee Ani Technologies Private Limited (W.A. No. 1493/2024). The Single Bench had declared the OLA driver as an ’employee’ under Section 2(f) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“PoSH Act“). Following this declaration, the Single Bench had directed the Internal Complaints Committee of ANI Technologies Private Limited, the parent company of OLA, to conduct an inquiry into the complaint made by the female petitioner, in accordance with the provisions of the PoSH Act. Additionally, the Single Bench ordered the company to pay compensation of 5,00,000/- (Indian Rupees Five Lakhs) to the petitioner, along with an additional sum of 50,000/- (Indian Rupees Fifty Thousand) to cover litigation expenses.
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