Dear Client,
In Indian law, several aspects need to be considered in your situation:About the delayed stipend, the organisation affirmed that, according to the offer letter, you were supposed to be paid ₹10,000 per month. If they agreed to disburse the stipend at the end of the internship but decided to delay it this maybe a clear violation of the contract.
You were entitled to follow up this payment and your attempts to get a reply is warranted in this case. It should also not be considered a violation whether your family member called the HR department demanding the delay in the stipend if he or she conducted such in a polite language without using abusive language.
If in a communication the call was recorded or the content of the communication was not abusive the matter cannot be considered as harassment or misconduct unless it involved threatening or intimidating communication. It is unimaginable that you or your family member is involve in the misconduct that have been alleges. It is usually the duty of such companies to come up with substantial evidence and also investigate before coming up with such allegations.
It has to be shown and cannot be done just by the company’s claims of the other party’s misconduct. If the company is making claims without a proper investigation, then their actions could be prevailed. As for the threats related to involvement of the police, of course, taking into consideration the fact that the HR representative was a woman, this could be considered as an overreaction.
Harassment is behaviour that is not wanted and is likely to result to distress. If the threats where made for no reason and where of a much higher magnitude than the situation is warranted they where a clear attempt at trying to scare the other party into submission rather than legal action. When writing an apology letter, it should be done with a lot of professionalism done of course. It should seek to clear any misconception, and declare your intention to address the issue out of the court. First, the apology has to recognize possible misunderstanding that may exist but deny the wrongdoing if it did not happen
If you think the company’s actions are unjust or probably unlawful, calling a labor lawyer may well enlighten you and assist you on handling any wrongful claims or discharge against you.
Thank you.I hope the answer is fruitful.