THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.4260 of 2006 DATED: 23.09.2010 Between: L. Naga Rathnalu .. Petitioner And The Government of A.P., rep. by its Director of Health, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: By this writ petition, the petitioner, who claims to be working as Multi Purpose Health Assistant at Vanganuru Sub Center, Chukkaluru Primary Health Centre, Thadipatri Mandal, Anantapur, seeks directions to respondents 1 and 2 to dispose of the representation dated 31.01.2006 submitted by the A.P. Public Health and Medical Employees Union, complaining about the sexual harassment meted out to her in the hands of the 3rd respondent herein, who is her superior officer, and take necessary action against him. The counter-affidavit filed by the 2nd respondent- District Medical and Health Officer, Anantapur, in the year 2006, though indicates that an enquiry has been conducted into the allegations leveled against the 3rd respondent and the Enquiry Officer submitted his report opining that, in the interest of public and institution, the petitioner and the 3rd respondent should not work in the same institution, however, it does not reveal whether or not any action was taken against the 3rd respondent pursuant thereto. Therefore, this Court directed the learned Government Pleader for Medical and Health appearing for respondents 1 and 2 to get instructions as to the action taken pursuant to the report submitted by the Enquiry Officer, and when satisfactory instructions are not reported by him, also ordered appearance of respondents 1 and 2 before this Court. Ultimately, today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, learned Government Pleader for Medical and Health produced before this Court the letter dated 02.09.2010 addressed to him by the 1st respondent, wherein it is stated that the Regional Director of Medical and Health Services, Hyderabad, who has been appointed as Enquiry Officer to enquire into the allegations leveled against the 3rd respondent, conducted a preliminary enquiry and submitted report with the following conclusion and opinion: “No absolute standing of proofs available and produced in this particular case by the complainant as well as witness for deciding whether a particular act is to be considered as one corporal sexual harassment done by Dr. Vijaya Bhushan to establish the fact on the allegations made. Further, it is found that the entire allegations should get enquired with the police authorities, why because the allegations are in criminal nature and the evidences produced i.e. photos should also get verified through technically expert only.” It is further stated in the letter that in view of the said report of the Regional Director of Medical and Health Services, Hyderabad, no disciplinary action is initiated against the 3rd respondent, and the same was informed to the A.P. Public Health and Employees Union by the 1st respondent, by letter dated 02.09.2010, and the Union was also requested to take appropriate action against the 3rd respondent in an appropriate forum, and accordingly the representation of the Union stood disposed of. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent authorities also filed copies of the enquiry report and letter dated 02.09.2010 addressed by the 1st respondent to the Union in disposal of the representation. Having regard to the fact that the representation submitted by the Union on behalf of the petitioner has been disposed of, no further orders need be passed in the present writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 23rd September, 2010 IBL