Delhi High Court on Selection of Alleged Harasser as the Head of Department
On 9th December 2021, in the case of RKS v University of Delhi and Ors., it was held by the High Court of New Delhi that there is no prejudice c ...
Tripura High Court: Express Acts of Sexual Harassment not mandatory under POSH Act
In VKR vs. The Union of India and Others, 2022, the Tripura High Court (“Court”) observed that the express mentioning of instances of sexual harassme ...
Allahabad High Court on sharing of sexually explicit images / videos consensually taken
In the matter of Guruvinder Singh vs. State of UP and Ors.,while rejecting the bail application, the Allahabad High Court (“Court”) on ...
Guidelines issued by Bombay High Court on POSH Matters: Legal Analysis
On 24th September 2021, in the case of P vs. A & Ors., (“Order”) the Bombay High Court held that in the interest of protecting parties against di ...
Madras High Court observed that Misunderstandings, Personal Feuds, etc. at Workplace do not constitute Sexual Harassment
On 25th August 2021, in the case of Mary Rajasekaran vs. University of Madras and Ors., while hearing clubbed petitions, Madras High Court held that ...
The Right To Life Of An Unborn Shall Also Be Considered As One Falling Within The Scope Of Article 21 Of The Constitution: Kerala High Court
In the matter of Indulekha Sreejith v Union of India and Ors., the Kerala High Court on 27th August 2021 observed that if the stage of pregnancy is s ...
Delhi High Court Observes that principles of ‘Security of Tenure’ would also apply to IC Members
In the matter of Neeraj Bala vs. Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court on 19th July, 2021 observed that - the principles which apply to sec ...
Internal Committee required to take permission of the Disciplinary Authority before inquiring into a complaint of sexual harassment: Himachal Pradesh High Court
On 10th September 2021, in the case of PKT Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors., Himachal Pradesh High Court held that in a proceeding on allegatio ...
Smearing The Head Of The Prosecutrix With Vermilion Is An Intention To Show That The Person Has Accepted The Other Person As His Spouse: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court in the matter of Vikki v. State of U.P. & Anr. on 11th August 2021 dismissed the application for quashing of the charge ...
Giving Humiliating Treatment At A Woman’s Workplace Also Amounts To Sexual Harassment Of Woman: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on 9th January 2019 in the matter of Sapana Korde Nee Ketaki A. Ghodinde v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., observed that ...
The Very Act Of Throwing A Chit At A Married Woman And Professing Love For Her Constitutes Outraging The Modesty Of A Woman: Bombay High Court
In the matter of Shrikrushna v. State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on 4th August 2021, while hearing a criminal revision application ag ...
The Consent Given In Consequence Of Any Misconception Or Fear Cannot Be Said To Be A Free Consent: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in the matter of Rajkishore Shrivastava vs. State of MP & Anr. on 2nd August 2021 observed that by giving the prose ...
Marital Rape Is A Good Ground To Claim Divorce: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court in XXX v. XXX (names kept confidential) on 30th July 2021, observed that “Treating a wife's body as something owing to husband ...
Dismissal of Employee based on IC’s Inquiry Report, without conducting Inquiry as per Service Rules, is improper: Karnataka High Court
On 20th July, 2021, in the case of Arabi U. Vs. The Registrar, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri and Ors., the Karnataka High Court held that the ...
Kerala High Court Permits Termination Of Pregnancy Without Insisting On The Consent Of The Intellectually Disabled Victim
In the matter of Kerala State Legal Services Authority v. Union of India & Ors., the Kerala High Court on 26th July 2021 permitted to terminate t ...
The Desire Of The Respondent To Settle In Canada Cannot Be Branded As An Act Of Selfishness And It Is No Ground For ‘Cruelty’: Bombay High Court
In Prakashchandra Joshi v. Kuntal Prakashchandra Joshi and others, the Bombay High Court on 24th June 2021 observed that no case has been made out by ...
The Unsubstantiated Accusation And Character Assassination By One Spouse Against The Other Would Constitute Mental Cruelty: Kerala High Court
In Sabitha Unnikrishnan vs. Vineet Das, the Kerala High Court on 28th June, 2021 observed that levelling disgusting accusation of unchastity and attr ...
Compelling A Married Women To Live In Her Parental Home Amounts To Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
In the matter of Amar Singh v. Smt. Vimla, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 22nd June 2021 observed that compelling a married women to live in her pa ...
Manipur High Court Held Denial of Livelihood To People By Linking Vaccination and Their Employment As Illegal
On 13th July 2021, in the case of Osbert Khaling v. State of Manipur; & 2 ors., The Manipur High Court observed that denial of providing liveliho ...
Sikkim High Court sets aside earlier observation – States that Executive Authority should decide what is ‘Workplace’
In a December 2020 decision in the case of Silajit Guha vs. Sikkim University and Ors., a Single Judge Bench of the Sikkim High Court had stated that ...
Kerala High Court Asked State To Consider State Owned Corporations To Supply RT-PCR Tests Materials To Private Labs
On 8th July 2021, The Kerala High Court in the case of Devi Scans (P) Ltd & Ors. V. State of Kerala & Ors., has issued directions to the Stat ...