LS Raheja College
Internal Committee
At L. S. Raheja College of Arts and Commerce, the Internal Committee is committed to providing a work and study environment that is free of any sexual harassment. It is to be noted that all female members of L.S. Raheja College of Arts and Commerce – students, teaching and non-teaching staff (permanent, contractual, and temporary) – will come under the purview of this policy. Any instance of sexual harassment will be dealt with promptness and sensitivity. The college will respect the confidentiality of the individuals reporting and the accused of the sexual harassment to the maximum extent possible. Intentionally providing false information will lead to disciplinary action, and a penalty will be levied on the complainant.
The Committee functions as an “Internal Committee”, as required by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulation 2015.
Objectives:
- To accept and act as the Inquiry Authority on sexual harassment complaints received from students/staff.
- To conduct a systematic inquiry on receiving any complaints from the aggrieved students/staff and submit a detailed report.
- To ensure that the complainant and witness are not victimized or discriminated against because of their complaint.
- To investigate the case based on the complaints relating to sexual harassment within 90 working days.
- To issue the inquiry report within 10 days from the completion of the inquiry.
Name of the Member | Designation |
Dr. Samya Shinde | Presiding Officer |
Dr. Rahul Dandekar | Member |
Ms. Shalmali Colaco | Member |
Ms. Rupal Kore | Member |
Ms. Ragini Samant | Member |
Ms. Kamyani Bali Mahabal (NGO) | External Member |
Ms. Avni Kahar | Student Member (Aided) |
Ms. Shravani Ashish | Student Member (SFC) |
Ms. Sultana Ansari | Student Member (MCom) |