MNC LLP, a consulting firm, faced serious allegations of financial misconduct involving a senior partner, Kumar, who was accused of falsifying financial reports. Employees felt unsafe reporting these concerns internally

Section 31 (1) of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 states that: (1) the Court or Tribunal may reduce or waive any penalty leviable against any partner or employee of a limited liability partnership, if it is satisfied that: such partner or employee of a limited liability partnership has provided useful information during investigation of such limited liability partnership; or when any information given by any partner or employee (whether or not during investigation) leads to limited liability partnership or any partner or employee of such limited liability partnership being convicted under this Act or any other Act. (2) No partner or employee of any limited liability partnership may be discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated against the terms and conditions of his limited liability partnership or employment merely because of his providing information or causing information to be provided pursuant to sub-section (1). The aforesaid protections are provided under Section 31 (1) of the LLP Act, 2008 to Priya for reporting misconduct.