The Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) has held four former office-bearers of the Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA) responsible for failing to act on sexual harassment complaints filed by members of the state’s Under-23 women’s cricket team, directing disciplinary proceedings and sweeping institutional reforms under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The latest order, issued on June 26, follows the commission’s earlier finding that former head coach Hemant Roy and former team manager Sanjay Mondal were guilty of sexual harassment. This order shifts the focus to what the commission described as “institutional/vicarious accountability” and examines whether the MCA fulfilled its legal obligations as an employer under the POSH Act.
After examining statements from former and current MCA officials and reviewing documentary evidence, the commission found that complaints of sexual harassment had reached the MCA’s official email on December 2 and 3, 2025. However, it said no prompt institutional action followed.
“The complaints were received, but no immediate enquiry, no communication to the complainants, and no redressal mechanism was activated,” the order noted. It further observed that the association had not constituted an Internal Committee, despite such a body being mandatory under the POSH Act.