A UN statement said, "Rajendra Pachauri steps down as chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change".
The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) director, who had earlier gone on leave, was on Monday granted interim protection from arrest till February 26 by a trial court.
The court also issued notice to investigating officer (IO) of the case and sought his response by February 26 on Pachauri's application for anticipatory bail on grounds of illness.
The 74-year-old Pachauri had pulled out of the high level meeting in Nairobi two days ago after police began investigating the 29-year-old researcher’s allegation of sexual harassment against him.
In an FIR, the 29-year-old Teri researcher accused Pachauri of harassing her by way of sending emails and SMS and WhatsApp messages.
Pachauri had held the post of the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2002, and the organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
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