Ola Told To Pay 5 Lakhs Compensation In Sex Harassment Case Involving Driver

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed ANI Technologies, the parent company of OLA Cabs, to compensate a woman with Rs five lakh after she allegedly faced sexual harassment by one of their drivers during a trip in 2019. Justice M G S Kamal, presiding over a single-judge bench, also instructed OLA’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to initiate a proper inquiry in line with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act).