Overview

• On July 15, the Gwalior bench fined former LNIPE Vice Chancellor Dilip Dureha Rs 35 lakh for sexually harassing a yoga instructor in 2019.
• Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education was fined Rs 1 lakh and the Madhya Pradesh government Rs 5 lakh for failing to act on the victim’s complaint.
• Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke criticized the institute’s internal committee and local police for prolonging the case through inaction.
• The Supreme Court’s earlier intervention compelled a formal probe and case registration after initial neglect by the committee and police.
• All fines must be recovered from the respective parties and paid to the complainant within four weeks as a restorative measure under the PoSH Act.