POSH Act: Updates & Cases

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 …

POSH Act: PIL Disposed For Establishment Of ICC In All Educational Institutions Read More »

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 …

Delhi HC: Person Facing Sexual Harassment Enquiry Before ICC Cannot Be Allowed Representation By A Lawyer Or Next Friend Read More »

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 …

POSH Act Applicable To Girl Students Of A School: Calcutta HC Read More »

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 …

Bombay High Court: Issues Guidelines To Shield Anonymity, No Media Reporting, Public Disclosure Of POSH Case Judgments Without Prior Approval Read More »

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 …

Sexual Harassment Cases At Offices Decline In FY21 Read More »

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 …

Madras HC: Personal Feuds At Workplace Not Sexual Harassment Read More »

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 …

Alphabet Employees’ Letter on Workplace Harassment Serves Reminder of Issues with Big Tech Read More »

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 …

Supreme Court: No Relief For Delhi Judicial Officer On Sexual Harassment Row Read More »

Sending inappropriate messages to a subordinate co-worker beyond office hours would constitute sexual harassment in the workplace, the Rajasthan High Court held on Monday. Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma passed the ruling while rejecting a challenge to the harassment charges on the ground that the complainant and the accused were in different States. In this case, a senior …

Harassing Woman Posted In Different State On Digital Platform Constitutes Harassment In Common Workplace: Rajasthan HC Read More »