India, Nov. 5 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected the petition of an Akasa Air captain accused of sexual harassment who had approached the court questioning the Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) report in the matter.

The captain had approached the court on February 12, arguing that he was not given an opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses in the harassment case against him before the ICC published its final report. He told the court that this amounted to a "breach of the principles of natural justice" which mandate that all parties in a case must be heard out.

A single judge bench of justice NJ Jamadar dismissed his petition, observing that an inquiry under the POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace) Act is ...