LHC dismisses Meesha Shafi's plea

The Lahore High Court on Friday dismissed petition of singer Meesha Shafi against dismissal of her complaint by Punjab ombudsperson and the governor against actor Ali Zafar on sexual harassment charges. Ms Shafi through a counsel had pleaded that the ombudsperson dismissed her complaint on technical grounds and the governor also upheld the decision.

She said the ombudsperson in the impugned decision had ruled that the petitioner had no locus standi to agitate the matter under Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010. The ombudsperson had observed that the petitioner failed to establish relation of employer and employee in the case.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019