Case name: State v Commandant, Air Force Administrative College (Crl.O.P.No.23403 of 2021 and Crl.M.P.No.13845 of 2021) Facts: A woman officer ...
Writ petition for ‘strict implementation’ of POSH Act dismissed on grounds of prematurity.
In Senjuti Chakrabarti v. Ld. Registrar General, High Court at Calcutta & Ors, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court recently dismissed ...
“Qualifications of members of the ICC including the external member are to be considered on a case-to-case basis”- Calcutta HC
The HC also emphasized that it is necessary for the adjudicatory authority to explore the antecedents and backdrop of such usage of certain words and ...
Court Directs Compliance of Section 19(b) of the POSH Act: Displaying Penal Consequences for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Facts: Biyat Pragya Tripathy vs Government of Odisha & Others is a public interest litigation filed seeking implementation of Section 19(b) of th ...
The Madras High Court directed the employer to verify whether the complaint filed by a nurse in 2017 was dealt in accordance with posh act, 2013
In X v. Y Health Service and Ors. (W.P. (Md) No. 2109 Of 2020, W.M.P. (Md) Nos. 3323, 1766 And 1768 Of 2020), the Madras High Court (Madurai Benc ...
Redact the name of the petitioner in the memo of parties as well as the pleadings and annexures- Delhi High Court
In X v. Airport Authority of India and Ors (W.P.(C) 9798/2022), the Delhi High Court on 04.07.2022 directed to redact the name of the Petitioner ...
“The power to transfer an employee in a transferable service, is within the prerogative of the employer” – Kerala High Court
In X v. Y (W.A. No. 1596 of 2021) the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam on 10.08.2022 observed that “The power to transfer an employee in a transfera ...
Mere ventilation of grievance by some other method or by bringing in outside influence and giving a complaint to higher officials does not amount to indecent conduct – madras high court
When disposing all three criminal original petitions i.e., X v. State and Ors., Y v. The State and Ors. and Z v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.( Cr ...
Petitioner moved the Delhi HC in a case that deals with an intersection of POSH and Defamation law
In X v. STATE OF DELHI (CRL.M.C. 4346/2022 &CRL.M.A. 17790/2022), the Delhi High Court on 06.09.2022 allowed the application and directed the Sta ...
From Harassment to Crime: The Legal Consequences of eve-teasing
Eve teasing is a term commonly used in India to describe the act of verbal and gesticulated sexual harassment faced by women in public spaces. It is ...
POSH Guidelines Issued for IIT Delhi by Industrial Tribunal
Court- Industrial Tribunal-01, Rouse Avenue Court, New Delhi Case Number- RCA DJ NO. 01/22 Date of Judgement: 10th April 2023 ...
Calling a woman ‘item’ attracts 1.5 years imprisonment
In the State of Maharashtra v. AN (“Accused”) (C.R.No.381/2015), on 20th October 2022, the Special Judge at Borivali Division, Dindoshi, Mumbai Court ...
Acquittal due to benefit of doubt does not automatically mean that statements made against the accused are false – Delhi High Court
In the case of Sarvjeet Singh v State (NCT of Delhi) and Anr, , Sarvjeet Singh (Petitioner) had filed a petition in Delhi High Court under Sect ...
IC can look into a complaint even if it did not directly receive it – Rajasthan High Court
Three government officers (“Complainants”) filed a written complaint alleging sexual harassment at the workplace by the Director (“Petitioner”) of th ...
Delay in filing an appeal under section 18 of the posh act can be condoned under section 5 of the limitation act: Delhi High Court
In the case of DB Corp. Ltd. vs. X and Ors., (MANU/DE/2590/2022), the Delhi High Court considered the question of whether Section 5 of the Limitation ...
Gujarat HC on anonymity of witnesses & past records of respondent’s behaviour
In the case of Vimalkant Bhanuprasad Shrimali vs. IDMC Limited, the High Court of Gujarat said that in POSH cases, the POSH Act provisions supersede ...
Rule 7 of POSH Rules are to be compiled with, give time to respond: Madras HC
A Writ Petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for quashing of statements of witnesses and directing the respondent ...
Sexually Provocative Dress Dilutes a Sexual Harassment Complaint: Sessions Court in Kerala (Kozhikode)
The Application was under Section 438 CrPC (Anticipatory Bail). The complainant alleged that the accused caught her hand, forcefully took her to a lo ...
POSH Act complaint mechanism works in coordination with CDA Rules: Calcutta HC
This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus to set aside the penalty order. The petitioner joined service as a Junior Executive ...
Allahabad HC denies bail to lawyer accused of sexually harassing law student
A Bail Application under Sec-439 CR.PC. was filed for seeking enlargement on Bail during the trial with the case under offences punishable under Indi ...
Bombay HC: Leave for Appeal against Tarun Tejpal’s Acquittal Order Allowed
Previously, Tarun Tejpal, the editor-in-chief of the Tehelka magazine, was accused of sexually assaulting his then colleague in the elevator of Bambo ...