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Supreme Court of India

Nisha Priya Bhatia v. Union of India & Anr.

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Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 24 April 2020

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What the Court ordered

We hold that Rule 135 of the 1975 Rules is valid and does not suffer from the vice of unconstitutionality.

Judgment, page 81

From the headnote

Research and Analysis Wing (Recruitment, Cadre and Services) Rules, 1975 – r.135 – Constitutionality of – Held: r.135 is valid and does not suffer from the vice of unconstitutionality. Research and Analysis Wing (Recruitment, Cadre and Services) Rules, 1975 – r.135 – Appellant was posted in Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) as Director at Headquarters, New Delhi – Complained of sexual harassment against two officers working as Secretary (R) and Joint Secretary at that time – She reportedly attempted to commit suicide – Her identity and association with R&AW became a subject of public discourse…

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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