The Allahabad High Court has held that highly serious sexual harassment allegations under the POSH Act cannot be dismissed at the threshold simply due to delay without considering the specific reasons for such delay. Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery set aside a 2017 punishment order of ‘Censure’ and academic restrictions imposed on Dr. Tapas Kumar Das,
Belated POSH Complaints Cannot Be Rejected at Threshold Without Considering Reasons for Delay: Allahabad High Court
