Internal Complaint Committee

Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology

OBJECTIVES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COLLEGE INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE

• Prevent discrimination and sexual harassment, by promoting gender amity among students and employees
• Make recommendations to the management for changes/elaborations in the Rules for students in the Prospectus and the Bye-Laws, to make them gender just and to lay down procedures for the prohibition, resolution, settlement and prosecution of acts of discrimination and sexual harassment, by the students and the employees
• Deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment against women, in a time bound manner, aiming at ensuring support services to the victimized and termination of the harassment;
• Recommend appropriate punitive action against the guilty party to the Management.

Here it should be noted that according to the Supreme Court guideline Sexual harassment can be defined as “unwelcome” sexually determined behaviour (whether directly or by implication) as:

1. 1) Physical contact and advances;
2. 2) Demand or request for sexual favours
3. 3) Sexually coloured remarks
4. 4) Showing pornography; and
5. 5) Other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. (Vishaka judgment by Supreme Court)

Committee shall meet as often as may be needed and appropriate.

Frequency of meeting: Once in a year (beginning of academic year) and as and when necessary.