Committees constituted by 29 states, UTs to look into cases relating to sexual harassment at workplace: MoS Virendra Kumar
6 years, 5 months ago

Committees constituted by 29 states, UTs to look into cases relating to sexual harassment at workplace: MoS Virendra Kumar

Firstpost  

As many as 29 states and Union territories have constituted local complaints committees to look into cases of sexual harassment at workplace, Women and Child Development Minister of State Virendra Kumar informed the Parliament. New Delhi: As many as 29 states and Union territories have constituted local complaints committees to look into cases of sexual harassment at workplace, Women and Child Development Minister of State Virendra Kumar informed the Parliament on Monday. So far, 29 states and Union territories have constituted Local Complaint Committee under Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013, the ministry quoted Kumar as saying in the statement. “Ministry of Women and Child Development issues advisories from time to time to all states and union territories and leading business organisation like Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Indian Society, Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and National Association of Software and Services Companies to ensure effective implementation of the Act,” he told Lok Sabha in response to a question.

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Tenkasi district mandates Internal Complaints Committees in organisations
4 days, 4 hours ago

Tenkasi district mandates Internal Complaints Committees in organisations

The Hindu  

Kamal Kishore has warned that a fine of ₹50,000 will be imposed on government and private organisations that failed to set up an Internal Complaint Committee in workplaces with more than 10 employees. The Collector said that the government and private organisations in Tenkasi district with more than 10 employees must establish ICC to handle the complaints of sexual harassment …

Sexual Harassment At Workplace | Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Security Of Tenure & Protection For ICC Members In Private Workspaces
1 month, 1 week ago

Sexual Harassment At Workplace | Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Security Of Tenure & Protection For ICC Members In Private Workspaces

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking security of tenure and protection from retaliation for members of Internal Complaints Committees in private workplaces.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, seeking response. The Supreme Court today issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking security of tenure and protection from retaliation …

Redesign POSH law for the informal sector
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Redesign POSH law for the informal sector

Hindustan Times  

In the recent assembly elections, we were once again inundated with information about how much of a difference the women’s vote made to the outcome. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace 2013 Act, in its present form, has only the local committee mechanism to deal with workplace abuse for informal workers. Female agricultural workers face severe exploitation and violence …

High Court Issues Notice on Plea for Early Hearing in Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Singh
2 months, 4 weeks ago

High Court Issues Notice on Plea for Early Hearing in Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Singh

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on an application filed by BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh seeking early hearing in his petition for quashing of the FIR, chargesheet as well as framing of charges against him in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers. Singh has challenged the FIR, chargesheet as well as all the trial court proceedings …

Over 10k institutions register for women’s safety at workplaces in Kerala
3 months, 1 week ago

Over 10k institutions register for women’s safety at workplaces in Kerala

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a step towards ensuring women’s safety at workplaces, Minister for Health and Woman & Child Development Veena George has announced that over 10,307 institutions have registered through the POSH Act Compliance Portal. As per the law, all workplaces having more than 10 employees, whether permanent or temporary, must have ICCs to safeguard women from workplace harassment. Establishment heads …

Odisha Asks Colleges, Varsities To Form Panel For Addressing Sexual Harassment Complaints
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha Asks Colleges, Varsities To Form Panel For Addressing Sexual Harassment Complaints

News 18  

The Higher Education Department of Odisha has directed all the private and government universities and colleges to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee to address sexual harassment complaints. In its letter to the registrars of all the universities and deemed universities, and principals of the degree colleges on Monday, the department noted that all the Higher Educational Institutions must provide a …

Sexual harassment in Karnataka film industry: KFCC to convene meet with women artistes on Sept 16 in Bengaluru
4 months, 1 week ago

Sexual harassment in Karnataka film industry: KFCC to convene meet with women artistes on Sept 16 in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce has called for a meeting with women artistes to discuss sexual and other abuse prevalent in the industry on September 16, a top office-bearer said on Friday. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The meeting has been convened after the Karnataka State Commission for Women asked the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to do so. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

Hema Commission report reveals rampant sexual harassment of women in the Malayalam film industry
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hema Commission report reveals rampant sexual harassment of women in the Malayalam film industry

Hindustan Times  

The Justice Hema Commission report on the systemic abuse of women in the Malayalam film industry was released by the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government on Monday. Critics said the government had been aware of the report's troubling content for five years but failed to take any action to address the issues faced by women in the industry. The opposition Congress …

Fear of the Known: Four Women Are Raped Every Hour in India. In 95% Cases, It’s Someone They Know
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Fear of the Known: Four Women Are Raped Every Hour in India. In 95% Cases, It’s Someone They Know

News 18  

India reported 86 cases of rapes daily on an average between 2017 and 2022 and, in 82 cases, the rapist was known to the woman, official data analysed by News18 shows. On an average, every day at least one woman faces sexual harassment at work or in office premises, NCRB data shows. Since 2014, NCRB started collecting data regarding sexual …

India reported over 400 sexual harassment at work cases every year from 2018 to 2022: Report
5 months ago

India reported over 400 sexual harassment at work cases every year from 2018 to 2022: Report

Hindustan Times  

India has consistently reported more than 400 sexual harassment at work cases every year from 2018 to 2022, according to a Business Standard report, which cited data from the National Crime Records Bureau. Companies reported 1,160 sexual harassment complaints in the financial year 2022-23, the highest number in the past decade The average number of cases reported yearly in this …

Over 400 Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases Reported Annually Since 2018: Report
5 months ago

Over 400 Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases Reported Annually Since 2018: Report

ABP News  

India has reported more than 400 cases of workplace sexual harassment annually since 2018, with an average of 445 cases each year, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau. In that year, Himachal Pradesh reported the highest number of workplace sexual harassment cases at 97, followed by Kerala with 83 cases, Maharashtra with 46, and Karnataka with 43. …

False Sexual Harassment Allegations Create Psychological Burden On Innocent Accused, Must Be Dealt With 'Iron Fist': Punjab & Haryana HC
5 months, 1 week ago

False Sexual Harassment Allegations Create Psychological Burden On Innocent Accused, Must Be Dealt With 'Iron Fist': Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed police to conduct investigation against a woman suspected of filing multiple false sexual harassment cases, observing that the "practice of filing false complaints of sexual harassment needs to be dealt with an iron fist in order to deter people from executing their nefarious designs and protect the interests of the innocent. The …

Uttar Pradesh tops list of complaints with National Commission for Women
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh tops list of complaints with National Commission for Women

The Hindu  

The highest number of complaints received by the National Commission for Women so far this year has been from Uttar Pradesh followed by Delhi and then Maharashtra. Among other States, Tamil Nadu recorded 304 complaints, Karnataka 305, Bihar 586, Madhya Pradesh 516, Haryana 509, Rajasthan 409 and West Bengal 307. Category of crimes As far as the categories of crimes …

Prajwal Revanna Sex Scandal: Woman Forced to File Fake Complaint, says NCW
8 months ago

Prajwal Revanna Sex Scandal: Woman Forced to File Fake Complaint, says NCW

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: No victim has come forward to register a complaint against Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna, and one woman complainant who reached out to the women's body alleged that she was forced to register a fake complaint against the JD leader, the NCW said on Thursday. "One woman complainant came to the commission to register a complaint against three individuals …

'Take stern action against prof accused of sexual harassment': Bharadwaj, urges L-G Saxena
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Take stern action against prof accused of sexual harassment': Bharadwaj, urges L-G Saxena

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, has urged L-G VK Saxena to take prompt and decisive action against a professor accused of sexually harrassing MBBS students at Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College. Bharadwaj also criticised Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar for his perceived lack of empathy and indifference towards the complainants, accusing him of protecting the alleged perpetrators. He also questioned …

28,811 complaints of crimes against women received in 2023, over 50% from U.P.: NCW data
1 year ago

28,811 complaints of crimes against women received in 2023, over 50% from U.P.: NCW data

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Women registered 28,811 complaints of crime against women last year and about 55% were from Uttar Pradesh. The highest number of complaints were received in the right to dignity category that involves harassment other than domestic violence and it stood at 8,540, according to NCW data. Dowry harassment complaints stood at 4,797, molestation complaints at 2,349, …

The stickiness of sexual harassment
1 year ago

The stickiness of sexual harassment

Hindustan Times  

To understand how little has changed for women fighting workplace sexual harassment consider how the year began, and how it is drawing to a close. January began with a wintery and unprecedented public protest by India’s most decorated wrestlers against alleged sexual harassment by their federation chief. Then, last week, a dramatic open letter by a junior woman judge asking …

Why ignored previous complaints against rape accused official: Atishi
1 year, 4 months ago

Why ignored previous complaints against rape accused official: Atishi

Hindustan Times  

Delhi cabinet minister Atishi on Saturday wrote to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar asking how the official accused of raping and impregnating a minor was allowed to work in the WCD department despite previous sexual harassment complaints against him. "Several media reports have brought out that the officer of the WCD Department, who has been arrested for the alleged repeated rape …

Sexual Harassment At Workplace : Delhi Court Pulls Up Standard Chartered Bank For Lapses In ICC Inquiry; Laments Lack Of Awareness About POSH Act
1 year, 5 months ago

Sexual Harassment At Workplace : Delhi Court Pulls Up Standard Chartered Bank For Lapses In ICC Inquiry; Laments Lack Of Awareness About POSH Act

Live Law  

The Industrial Tribunal of Delhi recently criticised the Standard Chartered Bank for procedural lapses in handling a sexual harassment complaint in compliance of Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace Act, 2013. Considering the submissions, the Tribunal opined that, “This practice adopted by Internal Committee is totally against principles of natural justice and any anonymous witness cannot be permitted to be …

Four NSFs reported cases of sexual harassment in last 3 years: Sports minister Thakur briefs Rajya Sabha
1 year, 5 months ago

Four NSFs reported cases of sexual harassment in last 3 years: Sports minister Thakur briefs Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The Sports Ministry on Thursday said the POSH Act, 2013 is applicable to all National Sports Federations and in the last three years, only four NSFs have reported complaints of such nature. “The Ministry has also issued instructions to all NSFs from time-to-time on the prevention of sexual harassment in sports,” Thakur wrote in his reply during the question hour …

Victim Can Invoke PoSH Act When Sexually Harassed By Man Working In Department Other Than Her Own: Delhi High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Victim Can Invoke PoSH Act When Sexually Harassed By Man Working In Department Other Than Her Own: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the scope of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 or PoSH Act is not limited to cases where a woman employee is sexually harassed by another employee working in her own office or department but also extends to cases where the delinquent employee is employed elsewhere.Analyzing the statute and its. The …

BCCI to create new committee to restructure its Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Policy
1 year, 7 months ago

BCCI to create new committee to restructure its Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Policy

The Hindu  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India will soon create a new committee to help restructure its Prevention Of Sexual Harassment policy. In the Special General Meeting in Ahmedabad on Saturday, it was decided that joint secretary Devajit Saikia and treasurer Ashish Shelar, both senior legal professionals, will work in tandem with the Board’s legal team to formalise the …

Workplace Harassment, Rape Complaints to Maha Women Commission See 140% Jump in 5 Years: RTI
1 year, 7 months ago

Workplace Harassment, Rape Complaints to Maha Women Commission See 140% Jump in 5 Years: RTI

News 18  

A Right to Information query has revealed that women’s complaints related to crime has increased by 140% in the last five years. Data by the Maharashtra State Commission for Women shows pending action on 6,659 complaints in 2017-18, which increased to 16,012 in 2022-23. The commission gave no response to the query of Mumbai-based RTI activist Jeetendra Ghadge regarding action …

Two thirds of young women face bullying, sexual harassment, or verbal abuse at work
1 year, 8 months ago

Two thirds of young women face bullying, sexual harassment, or verbal abuse at work

The Independent  

Nearly two-thirds of young women say they have endured bullying, sexual harassment or verbal abuse in the workplace, according to damning new research. “This sometimes leads people to think they can touch you like they would touch the products.” The polling found more than three in five women saying they have endured three or more bullying incidents in the workplace, …

Have sought report from Delhi Police on sexual harassment charges against WFI head: NCW chief
1 year, 8 months ago

Have sought report from Delhi Police on sexual harassment charges against WFI head: NCW chief

The Hindu  

National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma on Thursday said she has sought an action taken report from the Delhi Police Commissioner on the complaints filed by women wrestlers about alleged sexual harassment. We have written to the commissioner of Delhi Police, asking for an action taken report. The country's top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, are on …

DCW Issues Notice to Delhi Police, Seeks FIR Details on Sexual Harassment Allegations Against WFI President
1 year, 8 months ago

DCW Issues Notice to Delhi Police, Seeks FIR Details on Sexual Harassment Allegations Against WFI President

News 18  

The Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to the city police in connection with a complaint of sexual harassment filed by women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India president Brijbhushan Singh. “The complainant has informed the commission that several women wrestlers including a minor have alleged that the accused person has indulged in the crime of sexual harassment …

Why The Workplace Sexual Harassment Law In India Is Focused On Women?
1 year, 10 months ago

Why The Workplace Sexual Harassment Law In India Is Focused On Women?

Live Law  

At outset, I would like to clarify the nowhere the article is in denial of the fact that individuals not assigned female sex at birth and those who do not identify themselves as women are not victims of workplace sexual harassment. However, the article is an attempt to explain reasons for India having a workplace sexual harassment law for women. …

[POSH Act] Institutions Can’t Escape Liability For Dragging On Sensitive Sexual Harassment Complaints: Delhi HC Imposes 1 Lakh Cost
1 year, 11 months ago

[POSH Act] Institutions Can’t Escape Liability For Dragging On Sensitive Sexual Harassment Complaints: Delhi HC Imposes 1 Lakh Cost

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that institutions cannot escape the liability for dragging on sensitive sexual harassment complaints under Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Act and that management and authorities must behave in a responsible manner. Observing that constitution of the Internal Complaint Committee is of utmost importance in such cases, Justice Prathiba M Singh said: “Adjudication …

5 Ways to Fight Sexual Harassment at Workplace
2 years, 1 month ago

5 Ways to Fight Sexual Harassment at Workplace

News 18  

Sexual harassment at workplace is a serious issue and it’s a criminal offence as per law. According a recent study done by United Nations’ International Labour Organisation, more than one in five people) experienced violence and harassment at work place of physical, psychological or sexual nature. The sexual harassment at workplace includes a demand or request for sexual favours, making …

DCW seeks strict implementation of law against sexual harassment of women at workplace
2 years, 3 months ago

DCW seeks strict implementation of law against sexual harassment of women at workplace

India TV News  

Highlights Notices were issued to all the district magistrates in Delhi seeking specific information. The Delhi Commission for Women has recently put forward a report about various 'lapses' in the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace law to the Delhi government. It said the low number of complaints registered could also be due to a lack of …

Colleges Lack Functional Complaint Committee, Demand for Stricter ICC Implementation as Harassment Cases Rise
2 years, 5 months ago

Colleges Lack Functional Complaint Committee, Demand for Stricter ICC Implementation as Harassment Cases Rise

News 18  

Despite the closure of colleges and universities due to Covid-19, the number of sexual harassment complaints is yet to see a downward trend. Year Cases Reported in College Cases Reported in Universities Total Cases Reported 2016-17 18 86 104 2017-18 39 149 188 2018-19 4 75 79 2019-20 54 245 299 2020-21 51 52 103 Reported cases, however, are just …

KHCAA To Consider Resolution Seeking Constitution Of Internal Committee To Redress Sexual Harassment Grievances Of Women Lawyers
2 years, 9 months ago

KHCAA To Consider Resolution Seeking Constitution Of Internal Committee To Redress Sexual Harassment Grievances Of Women Lawyers

Live Law  

The General Body of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association convened a meeting today afternoon primarily to discuss the resolution moved by Advocate Boby M. Sekhar and 117 other members regarding the constitution of an Internal Committee for redressal of complaints of sexual harassment against women within the Association. In the resolution, it was highlighted that the Sexual Harassment of …

Political Parties Not Bound To Establish Internal Complaints Committee Under POSH Act : Kerala High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Political Parties Not Bound To Establish Internal Complaints Committee Under POSH Act : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

In a significant decision, the Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that political parties are not legally liable to establish Internal Complaints Commitee as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 since there is no employer-employee relationship among its members. The observation came in the PIL moved by the Centre for Constitutional Rights Research and Advocacy seeking …

Fallacious sexual harassment allegations harm women empowerment, says Delhi HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Fallacious sexual harassment allegations harm women empowerment, says Delhi HC

India Today  

While setting aside an FIR registered by Delhi Police under Sections 354A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code against an assistant professor of Delhi University, the Delhi High Court said this merely trivialises the offence of sexual harassment and casts doubt on the veracity of the allegations filed by every other victim who has, in reality, faced sexual harassment. …

Amid criticism, JNU changes circular on sexual harassment
3 years ago

Amid criticism, JNU changes circular on sexual harassment

The Hindu  

After a section of students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University protested against the wording of an invite sent by the Internal Complaints Committee for a monthly counselling session on sexual harassment, the university uploaded a different version of the invite on its website. Lines replaced The new invite removed the line “girls are supposed to know how to draw …

Bombay HC issues new guidelines for sexual harassment at workplace cases | Read here
3 years, 3 months ago

Bombay HC issues new guidelines for sexual harassment at workplace cases | Read here

India TV News  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines for cases under the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act and Rules. Here are some new guidelines issued by the High Court In the order sheets, the names of the parties will not be mentioned. Except for the Court Master/Associate or Sheristedar and the stenographer or person providing secretarial assistance, …

Examining A Sexual Harassment Complaint
3 years, 3 months ago

Examining A Sexual Harassment Complaint

Live Law  

The foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world roots from the recognition of inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all the members of the human family. showing pornography; or v. any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature; This progressive POSH Act, provides for protection and redressal of complaints of sexual …

'Desire Of Aggrieved Woman To Not Pursue Sexual Harassment Case Must Be Respected': Calcutta High Court Stalls Proceedings Against University Professor
3 years, 4 months ago

'Desire Of Aggrieved Woman To Not Pursue Sexual Harassment Case Must Be Respected': Calcutta High Court Stalls Proceedings Against University Professor

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that if a woman refuses to press sexual harassment charges and gives it in writing to the members of the Internal Complaints Committee, the her decision must be respected. In the instant case, the petitioner who is professor in the University of Burdwan had moved the High Court challenging the order of debarment …

Tamil Nadu Schools Directed To Install Complaint Boxes To File Sexual Harassment Cases
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu Schools Directed To Install Complaint Boxes To File Sexual Harassment Cases

ABP News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu school education department has directed all the schools to install complaint boxes in their premises to receive sexual harassment complaints from girl students. According to a Times of India report, a letter from K Jeyalalitha, deputy secretary of the school education department, to the commissioner of the school education said that the court observed that the female …

Can India's Supreme Court Ride out the Pegasus Scandal?
3 years, 5 months ago

Can India's Supreme Court Ride out the Pegasus Scandal?

The Quint  

Bhanwari’s tears ensured that the cry of India’s women for a safe workplace reverberated in India’s highest Court. The Court did not disappoint and its landmark guidelines on addressing sexual harassment at the workplace laid down in Vishakha’s Case ensured that an issue, hitherto brushed under the carpet, was mainstreamed into India’s public life. The Court had exercised its inherent …

Half of women report unwanted sexual behaviour at work, damning YouGov survey finds
3 years, 6 months ago

Half of women report unwanted sexual behaviour at work, damning YouGov survey finds

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sarah Morrison, a senior campaigner at Avaaz, a global civic movement that commissioned the survey, said: …

Morrison government's reply to Respect@Work takes positive steps but is light on detail
3 years, 9 months ago

Morrison government's reply to Respect@Work takes positive steps but is light on detail

ABC  

Over a year ago, Kate Jenkins, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, publicly released the Respect@Work report, a landmark national inquiry into sexual harassment in workplaces by the Australian Human Rights Commission. Light on detail: the government's response Following intense public pressure, the Morrison government has finally responded to the report with a plan entitled, "A Roadmap for Respect: Preventing and Addressing …

Sexual Harassment Cases Cannot Be Swept Under Carpet: SC Asks Ex MP District Judge to Face Inquiry
3 years, 10 months ago

Sexual Harassment Cases Cannot Be Swept Under Carpet: SC Asks Ex MP District Judge to Face Inquiry

News 18  

The Supreme Court Friday said it cannot allow sexual harassment cases to be swept under the carpet and asked a retired District Judge of Madhya Pradesh to face in-house departmental inquiry instituted by the high court on the allegations levelled against him by a junior woman judicial officer. In the proceedings conducted through video conferencing, the bench made clear that …

Sexual Harassment: Supreme Court Debars Advocate's Clerk From Entering Its Precincts For Three Months
3 years, 11 months ago

Sexual Harassment: Supreme Court Debars Advocate's Clerk From Entering Its Precincts For Three Months

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has prohibited an Advocate's Clerk from entering its precincts for a period of three months, after he was found guilty of Sexual Harassment in an internal enquiry. In a notice to this effect, issued by the Gender Sensitization Internal Complaints Committee of the Supreme Court, it is stated that the clerk, Ashok Saini, is debarred from entering …

Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Complaints Maintainable Under POSH Act : Calcutta High Court
4 years ago

Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Complaints Maintainable Under POSH Act : Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

In a significant verdict, the Calcutta High Court has held that same-gender complaints are maintainable under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, commonly referred to as the POSH Act.The Court observed that Section 2 of the 2013 Act shows that the term "respondent" brings within its fold "a person", thereby including persons. In a significant verdict, the …

Non-Constitution Of Internal Committee Under POSH Act In Violation Of Mandate Under Indian Laws; Delhi Court Punishes Srilankan Airlines
4 years ago

Non-Constitution Of Internal Committee Under POSH Act In Violation Of Mandate Under Indian Laws; Delhi Court Punishes Srilankan Airlines

Live Law  

A Delhi court recently convicted SriLankan Airlines, holding them in violation of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013.Dev Saroha, Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, Delhi, while answering the question of whether the Company had an internal committee as mandated under section 4 of the Act, functioning in Delhi division or in India. Dev Saroha, Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, …

"ICC Can't Comment On Personal Conduct Of Parties": Delhi High Court Shuns Moral Policing By Internal Committee In Cases Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace
4 years ago

"ICC Can't Comment On Personal Conduct Of Parties": Delhi High Court Shuns Moral Policing By Internal Committee In Cases Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court in a progressive judgment delivered on a writ petition by a female employee of Punjab National Bank has held that the jurisdiction of Internal Complaints Committee established under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, is limited to allegations of sexual harassment and whether a complaint is made out or not, to that effect. …

Indian women in informal sector 'learn to ignore' sexual abuse at work
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian women in informal sector 'learn to ignore' sexual abuse at work

The Hindu  

From lewd comments to demands for sex, women working in India's vast informal sector rarely report sexual harassment for fear of losing their jobs, labour rights campaigners said on Wednesday, three years after the #MeToo movement began. From street vendors and factory workers to domestic workers, 95% of Indian women work in the informal sector and many are exploited regularly, …

"Has Become A Trend Now": SC Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Madhya Pradesh District Judge On Account Of Sexual Harassment Allegations
4 years, 4 months ago

"Has Become A Trend Now": SC Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Madhya Pradesh District Judge On Account Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice & also stayed disciplinary proceedings against a Senior District Judge from Madhya Pradesh on account of sexual harassment charges levelled against him by a woman judicial officer in 2018.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun while issuing notice on the petition remarked that filing complaints against. The …

Delhi Govt to Form 5-member Panel to Look into Sexual Harassment Complaints at Workplaces
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Govt to Form 5-member Panel to Look into Sexual Harassment Complaints at Workplaces

News 18  

Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Sunday directed to form a five-member committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment at workplaces in the national capital. The decision was taken after the minister chaired a review meeting on implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. "Gautam directed the Department of Women and …

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