Hyderabad, July 28 -- The Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) does not have the jurisdiction to entertain workplace-related complaints against a private company, said the High Court recently.

The court noted that the TGHRC can look into complaints only when the allegations involve a public servant. The directions were given by a division bench, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin, while quashing TGHRC's proceedings against Wells Fargo International Solutions, an American multinational financial services company.

While disposing of two petitions filed by the firm challenging the commission's proceedings against it on a female employee's complaint, the court clarified that the employee remain...