Karnataka HC Orders OLA to Compensate Harassment Victim

• Karnataka High Court directed ANI Technologies to compensate a woman with ₹5 lakh for alleged sexual harassment by an OLA driver in 2019.
• Justice M G S Kamal instructed OLA's Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to conduct a proper inquiry under the POSH Act within 90 days.
• ANI Technologies must also pay ₹50,000 for the petitioner’s litigation expenses.
• The state government fined ₹1 lakh for inadequate response to the petition.
• OLA argued drivers are independent contractors, not employees, thus not liable under labor laws.

Source: Hindustan Times, The Times Of India