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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Delhi High Court Upholds JNU’s Decision Allowing Cross-Constituency Voting in Sexual Harassment Committee Elections, Emphasizes Judicial Restraint in Electoral Matters.
Facts of the Case The writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by two students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (J ...
Delhi HC Quashes Sexual Harassment Case After Settlement and Undertaking by Accused
Facts of the Case: The Delhi High Court dealt with a petition seeking the quashing of FIR registered on 3rd May 2019 at Bhajanpura Police Stat ...
Delhi HC held that calling a woman “R***i” attacks her sexual dignity and amounts to insulting her modesty under Section 509 IPC
Facts of the Case The petitioner, Vice-Principal of a school in Delhi, alleged that on 5 July 2013 she discovered her attendance record had be ...
Delhi Hc Stated That Power Dynamics Still Haunt Women At Workplaces And Clarified That A Posh Enquiry Report Cannot Override Criminal Proceedings, With A Woman’s Credible Testimony Being Sufficient To Sustain Charges.
Facts of the Case: In the present case, the petitioner approached the Court under article 226/227 of the Constitution of India read with secti ...
Kerala HC Reiterates POSH Act Requires Written Complaint and Clarifies that a Hostile Workplace Without Any Sexual Element Does Not Amount to Sexual Harassment While Dismissing the Appeal
Facts of the Case The matter arose from a dispute involving Amstor Information Technology (India) Pvt. Ltd. and its Managing Director, who was ...
Himachal Pradesh High Court held that Taking photographs without personal contact to foster interaction does not constitute stalking.
Facts of the Case: An FIR was registered against the Petitioner, charging him under Sections 221 (obstructing public servant), 224 (threat of ...
Calcutta HC held that IC Report Clearing Accused and Vague Workplace Harassment Claims Without Specific Acts Do Not Amount to Insulting Modesty under Section 509 IPC
Facts of the Case The case originated from an FIR lodged on October 10, 2018, by the complainant (opposite party no. 2) at Taltala Police Stat ...
Pulling Woman’s Hand Without Criminal Intent Doesn’t Outrage Her Modesty: Madras High Court
Facts of the Case: The Appellant was convicted by the trial court under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution alleged that the ...
Delhi HC Quashes FIR in Sexual Harassment Case after Settlement, Orders Community Service for Petitioner
Facts of the Case: In May 2022, an FIR was registered against the Petitioner for offences under Section 354(A) (sexual harassment), 354(D) (st ...
Delhi HC Held That Virtual Platforms Like WhatsApp and Facebook Constitute ‘Workplace’ Under POSH Act
Facts of the Case The case involved Dr. Amit Kumar, a professor at Delhi University, who challenged the disciplinary action of compulsory reti ...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Ruled That Mishandling of Sexual Harassment Complaint, Police Delay, and Institutional Inaction Justify ₹35 Lakh Compensation from the Respondent (Vice-Chancellor), ₹5 Lakh State Liability, and ₹1 Lakh Fine on Institution
Facts of the Case The petitioner, Ms. A, was appointed as a Yoga Instructor in 2015 at a central government physical education institute under ...
Bombay HC stated that Female Advocates Can File Sexual Harassment Complaints Under Advocates Act, Not POSH Act
Facts of the Case The Public Interest Litigation was filed by the UNS Women Legal Association, a registered society under the Societies Regist ...
Gujarat HC Grants Leave to Sexual Harassment Complainant Despite Completed Inquiry to Protect Her from Perpetrator’s Proximity
Facts of the Case A woman government employee in Gujarat filed a complaint of sexual harassment against a colleague under the Sexual Harassmen ...
Allahabad HC Holds Suspension of a HOD in Sexual Harassment Case Builds Confidence and Condemns Body Shaming as Unacceptable
Facts of the Case The petitioner was employed as the District Programme Officer in Kushinagar. He was suspended by an order from the Chief Sec ...
Bombay HC stated that a Woman’s Sexual History Is Irrelevant to Consent and Number of Sexual Partners Does Not Define a Woman’s Morality
Facts of the Case: In this case the Bombay High Court was hearing appeals by two men, convicted for gang rape under Section 376D of the IPC. T ...
Allahabad HC Stated That Carnal Intercourse Without Consent, Even Within Marriage, Can Attract Section 377 IPC Though It May Not Constitute Rape Under Section 375 IPC
Facts of the Case In this case the petitioner sought to quash criminal proceedings initiated against him under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, ...