Under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, who can be the presiding officer of the Internal Committee constituted under Section 4 ?

According to Section 4(2)(a) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Internal Committee (IC) must include a Presiding Officer who shall be a woman employed at a senior level at the workplace from amongst the employees.

The Act further specifies that if a senior-level woman employee is not available in a particular office, the Presiding Officer shall be nominated from other offices or administrative units of the same employer. This requirement ensures that the leadership of the redressal mechanism is gender-sensitive and approachable for women. While the employer (Option B) is responsible for constituting the committee, they do not serve as the Presiding Officer. Option C is incorrect because the Act specifically mandates that the Presiding Officer must be a woman, not just any senior employee.