Supreme Court: Acquittal in criminal trial has no bearing on disciplinary proceedings
The Supreme Court on 3rd January 2022 in the matter of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Vs. Dilip Uttam Jayabhay held ...
Supreme Court: Employee has no absolute right to be represented in departmental proceedings through agent of his choice
The Supreme Court on 4th January 2022 in the matter of The Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank (RMGB) & Anr. Vs Ramesh Chandra Me ...
Kerala High Court states that IC must provide Copies of Complaint, Statements to Accused
On 10th January 2022, in the case of Managing Director, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company v. Suresh Babu, (“Case”), it was held by the High Court ...
FAQs related to Annual Report of the Internal Committee
FAQs related to Annual Report of the Internal Committee Filing related queries 1 Is submission of Annual Report by Inte ...
Central Administrative Tribunal- Transfer Made on the Basis of IC Recommendations Can Only be Challenged if Found to be Perverse or Malafide
On 24th December, 2021, in the case of Shantanu Mandal v. Union of India, the Central Administrative Tribunal (“CAT”) held that the transfer order ma ...
Madras High Court held that authorities are not entitled to reveal specific information to alleged harasser if it is a security risk
In the case of TV vs. Joint Director of School Education, the Madras High Court on 15th December 2021 held that authorities are not entitled to revea ...
District Officer (DO) Address
List of District Officer (DO) Address The addresses of DO and WCD offices of few cities - Mumbai, Bangalore, Noida, and Gurgaon - are mentioned be ...
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 ...
A third of employees in Australia’s federal parliament have been sexually harassed
A third of employees in Australia's federal parliament has been sexually harassed, states a report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parlia ...
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 ...
Importance Of Service Rules When Dealing With POSH Act
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and Rules, 2013 (“POSH Law”), though stringent in its efforts ...
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and POSH Act: A comparison
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its 2014 judgement of NALSA v. Union of India expounded the reading of Article 21 of the Constitution of India ...
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 ...
Sexual Harassment, Taliban & Afghanistan: An analysis
As we know, the Taliban regime, took control of Kabul in August 2021. The Taliban has said that under the Taliban's newly established government, wom ...
Sexual Harassment & Self-Destructing Messages: Challenges & Evidence
Self-Destructing Messages / Apps or ephemeral messages are those messages which “disappear” once the recipient of such message has seen or read the m ...
Dissemination of POSH policy in the Virtual Workspace
With the overnight overhaul of the physical workplace for a virtual workspace, many workplace practices have had to be re-imagined and adjusted. One ...
Mumbai Police sets up Nirbhaya Squad
As per Circular No. 7 (S. No./C.P/Reader/Circular/241/2021 - Circular on Nirbhaya Squad and Project “Saksham”) dated 14th September 2021 of Governmen ...
Sexual Harassment Laws and Malaysia
1). How is Sexual Harassment viewed in Malaysia? In Malaysia, the Federal Constitution recognizes ‘life’ as a value which should be treated with u ...
Sexual Harassment at Workplace in Singapore
In the first nationwide survey on workplace sexual harassment in Singapore, conducted by the Association of Women for Action and Research’s (AWARE) a ...
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 ...