Kerala High Court on Transfer of Respondent pending inquiry into Sexual Harassment complaint
In a Nutshell: Kerala High Court, in the case of Saikuttan O.N. vs Kerela State Electricity Board decided on 11th August, 2020 dismissed Petitioner’s ...
Kerala High Court decides on Online Sexual Harassment, Cyber Bullying & More
In a nutshell: Kerala High Court, in the case of Majeesh K Matthew. vs State of Kerala and Ors decided on 20th June, 2018, rejected the Bail applicat ...
High Court of Kerala on Consent and Sexual Activity
In a Nutshell: Kerala High Court, in the case of Thankappan P.K. vs State of Kerala and Ors decided on 29th June, 2020, upheld the conviction of a ra ...
Madras High Court on quashing of show-cause notice issued to a professor facing sexual harassment charges
Recently, in a judgment dated 13th August, 2019, the Madras High Court in the case of Samuel Tennyson v. The Principal & Secretary, Madras Christ ...
Madras High Court on definition of ‘employer’, role of LC and solitary allegation of intemperate language against a female employee
Recently, in a decision dated 17th February, 2020, the Madras High Court in the case of Union of India and Ors. vs Smt. Reva Srinivasan Iyengar and O ...
Delhi High Court passes interim order – Company to pay amount to complainant for alleged wrongful termination after sexual harassment complaint
Recently, in an interim order dated 10th February, 2020, the Delhi High Court in the case of Ms. Fauzia Rubbani v/s Delhi Woman Commission and Ors. di ...
Goa High Court on reconstitution of IC as per Regulations & quashing of inquiry report prepared by defective IC
In a judgment dated 16th January, 2020, the Goa High Court in the case of Ruchika Kedia vs. The Internal Complaints, Goa Institute of Management and o ...
Delhi High Court on shouting at a woman in anger and sexual harassment
Recently, in a judgment dated 19th November, 2019, the Delhi High Court in the case of Abhilasha Dwivedi vs. Department of Women & Child Developme ...
Madras High Court on procedural inadequacies in an inquiry by an internal committee
In a judgment dated 1st August, 2019, the Madras High Court in the case of R. Patchaiappan vs. The Principal Secretary Cum Commissioner, Hindu Religio ...
The Calcutta High Court on harmonious reading of the Act and Service Rules
In Ms. Debjani Sengupta v. Institute of Cost Accountants of India, the Calcutta High Court on 3 May, 2019, decided on the role of internal committee p ...
Delhi High Court dismisses a case of false sexual harassment allegation
Recently on 17th July, 2019, the Delhi High Court in the case of Rashi v. The Union of India held that filing a false sexual harassment allegation, un ...
Kerala High Court adopts a lenient view against student accused of sexual harassment
Recently, in a judgment dated 22nd July 2019, the Kerala High Court in the case of Sree Shankar vs. The Principal, Sacred Heart College and Ors. held ...
Karnataka High Court directs action for mishandling inquiry against a professor
Recently, in a judgment dated 6th August 2019, the Karnataka High Court in the case of Giridhar Madras v. The Indian Institute of Science and Ors. set ...
Delhi High Court upholds validity of transfer, pending an IC inquiry
Recently, in a judgment dated 1st July 2019, the Delhi High Court in the case of Dinesh Chandra Mishra v. Trilochan Mohapatra and Ors. held that that ...
Kerala High Court on conducting of inquiry only by internal committee of employer
Recently, in a judgment dated 4th September, 2019, the Kerala High Court in the case of Vineeth Shamil K. vs. Air India Charters Ltd. and Ors. held th ...
Madhya Pradesh High Court imposes a heavy fine for not constituting an IC
Recently, on 16th September, 2019 in the case of Global Health Private Limited Vs. Local Complaints Committee, District Indore and others, the Madhya ...
Karnataka High Court on validity of second inquiry by an internal committee
Recently, in a judgment dated 1st July, 2019, the Karnataka High Court in the case of Suman Saurabh v. The Internal Complaints Committee, Sexual Haras ...
Delhi High Court imposes a Rs. 50,000 fine for filing a false sexual harassment complaint
Recently, in a judgment dated 9th July, 2019, the Delhi High Court in the case of Anita Suresh v. Union of India & Ors. slapped a hefty fine on a ...
Delhi High Court on filing of complaint after removal from job as afterthought
Recently on 17th July, 2019, the Delhi High Court in the case of Rashi vs. The Union of India held that filing a false sexual harassment allegation, u ...
Bombay High Court on filing sexual harassment complaint & atrocities against SC / ST
In the case of Sapana Korde Nee Ketaki A. Ghodinde v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors., the Bombay High Court on 9th January 2019 held that filing se ...
Delhi High Court on filing a complaint after the prescribed period of limitation
In X vs. District Magistrate (South) and Another, decided by the Delhi High Court on 31 January, 2019, the Court decided on a complaint that was filed ...
