POSH Act: Updates & Cases

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said that asking a woman her name, address and mobile number is inappropriate but does not amount to sexual harassment. This ruling came after a woman in Gandhinagar lodged an FIR against a man under Section 354A of the IPC, for sexual harassment for allegedly asking for her name. Meanwhile, the […]

The Karnataka High Court in the case Kreetams Pro Bono And Centre For Legal Research And Ministry of Secondary and Primary Education & ANR observed and has disposed of the Public Interest Litigation wherein seeking direction from the State Department of Primary and Secondary Education in order to issue circulars wherein it mandated all educations

The Delhi High Court has stated that a person facing an enquiry by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) on allegations of sexual harassment, can’t be allowed to be represented by a person with a legal background or next friend. As per the Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula, if the same is allowed, it would create

While pulling apart the curtains, the Calcutta High Court in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Pawan Kumar Niroula Vs Union of India and others in WP.CT86 of 2021 and 2022 LiveLaw Cal (15) that was delivered finally on January 24, 2022 spelled out explicitly that the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of

The Bombay High Court, issuing guidelines for cases regarding Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplaces, has directed that such matters will be heard either in-camera or in the judge’s chambers, orders are not to be passed in open court and should not be uploaded on the official HC website either. A bench of Justice Gautam

Sexual harassment cases at workplaces in India’s largest companies fell sharply in the last financial year as these organizations shifted to remote and hybrid work models following the coronavirus outbreak. The total number of sexual harassment complaints at workplaces in 44 Nifty companies fell 38.26% in FY21, showed data analysed by anti-sexual harassment advisory complykaro.com

Justice N Sathish Kumar, who had initially granted an interim stay in the execution of the Commission’s order, set it aside after holding that there was no material available to show that the woman raised allegations to the college management, except a copy stated to have sent to the Coimbatore Police Commissioner, that too after

Google and Alphabet employees have addressed an open letter to company chief Sundar Pichai, speaking about the lack of action from the company in acting against those accused of harassment. The letter follows an op-ed by ex-Google employee, Emi Nietfeld, on the New York Times, where she spoke about how even after being reported of harassment, her

The Supreme Court has refused to come to the rescue of a Delhi judicial officer suspended for sexual harassment charges levelled by a female court employee. The officer had questioned the power of the Delhi High Court to issue such a major punishment into the pending inquiry of the complaint. Upholding the action of the