Case: Prof. Rasal Singh v. University of Delhi & Ors. Factual Background The petitioner, serving as the Principal of Ramanujan College, Uni ...
Scope of Appeal under Section 18 POSH Act and Limits of Action for False Complaints under Section 14 – Bombay High Court
Case: XXX v. YYY (Bombay High Court, Goa Bench, 2026) Factual Background The case arose from a complaint of sexual harassment made by a female ...
Scope of Section 14 POSH Act: False Complaints, Instigation, and Limits of ICC Jurisdiction – Bombay High Court
Case Name: Shrinivas Shinde v. Directorate of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (2026) Factual Background The dispute originated from a ...
Strengthening POSH Compliance in Pune District – Maharashtra Government Notification
In response to growing concerns over workplace safety and the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Pr ...
Distinction Between Workplace Misconduct and Sexual Harassment under Section 354A IPC – Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case: Abhishek Shah v. State of Haryana & Anr. Factual Background The petitioner, a Director of CommerceX Solutions Pvt. Ltd., had employed ...
Bias in Internal Complaints Committee and Misinterpretation of ‘Sexual Harassment’ under the POSH Act – Gujarat High Court
Case Name: X v. Y & Anr. (2026) Factual Background The petitioner, a female employee, approached the High Court challenging the findings of ...
Unlocking Interim Reliefs
Introduction: In a midsized IT company with over 120 employees, with mostly male dominated engineering teams, Ms. P*, a software engineer, joined ...
Tamil Nadu POSH Portal & SHE-Box Framework: A Detailed Compliance and Usage Guide for Employers
Introduction: The Evolution of POSH Compliance in India The compliance landscape under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Pr ...
Validity of Domestic Enquiry in Pre POSH Regime – Bombay High Court
Case: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Suhas Shankar Pagare & Anr. (Bombay High Court, 2026) Factual Background The respondent workm ...
Kerala High Court’s 2026 Sexual Harassment Regulations: An Institutional Framework For Workplace Safety
The notification of the Gender Sensitisation and Sexual Harassment of Women (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2026 by the High Cou ...
Scope of Section 16 POSH Act: Confidentiality vs Fair Hearing
Case: Linson K. Thomas v. Union of India & Ors. (Kerala High Court, 2026) Factual Background The petitioner, an employee of the Food Corpor ...
Non-Compliance with POSH Procedure and Vitiation of ICC Proceedings
Case: X v. Kerala Social Security Mission & Ors. (Kerala High Court, 2026) Factual Background The present writ petition was filed challengi ...
Himachal Pradesh Police Audit POSH Act Compliance
The Himachal Pradesh Police has initiated a statewide audit to assess the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, ...
POSH Act Inquiry Cannot Be Avoided Due to Pending Criminal Case: Gauhati High Court
Case: Aloke Kumar Ghoshal v. IIT Guwahati & Ors. (WP(C)/5959/2022, Gauhati High Court, Feb 2026) Factual Background The petitioner, a Profe ...
Appeal Against Internal Committee Recommendations Lies Before AFT Even in Armed Forces: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 18 POSH Act
Note: The POSH Act refers to the statutory body as the Internal Committee (IC). The judgment uses the expression Internal Complaints Commit ...
Internal Committee Jurisdiction Under The POSH Act, 2013
Introduction The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (commonly known as the POSH Act) ...
Patriarchy, Misogyny, and Their Impact on Workplace Safety: Implications for POSH Law Implementation
Introduction Men should have a right to moisturize. Workplace physical safety for employees has been& ...
Kerala High Court Clarifies Applicability Of POSH Act To Bar Associations
Advs. Sri.S.Sreekumar and Ors. V. The Kollam Bar Association and Ors., WP(C) No. 39539 of 2024 The Kerala High Court has examined the scope and ap ...
Can Conversations Between Colleagues On Private Or Group Chats Constitute “Workplace” Under POSH Law?
Introduction The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplaces (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal), Act, 2013 (‘POSH Act’) was enacted with the pur ...
Bombay High Court: No Action Permissible Under POSH Act Where Allegation Is Not Proved
Petition The Bombay High Court examined the scope and limits of powers exercised by a Complaints Committee constituted under the Sexual Harass ...
She Box Registration & POSH Annual Report Workshop
Filing the POSH Annual Report with the District Officer is a legal obligation under the POSH Act, 2013. Many organisations miss deadlines or file ...




















