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 ...
Abusive Language Must Be Understood In The Environment In Which That Person Is Situated: Apex Court
The Supreme Court in Ram Kishan v. Union of India & Ors. on 1st September 1995, had observed that when abusive language is used by anybody agains ...
The Abusive Language May Have A Demoralizing Effect On Working Women, But The Same Cannot Be Called Sexually Coloured Remarks
The Central Administrative Tribunal, New Delhi on 16th May 2008 in the matter of Chhttar Pal v. The Lt. Governor & Ors., observed that unless the ...
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 ...
Sexual Harassment at Workplace and China
Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce company, has announced in August 2021 that it will set up a committee, initially comprising five female senior ex ...
Tarun Tejpal and the case of victim blaming
"She did not look disturbed, reserved, terrified or traumatised in any way even though this was immediately after she claims to have been sexually as ...
Is Section 509 of the IPC a Meaningful Provision in Current Times?
Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is a bailable offence defined as: “Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.— ...
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 ...
Pakistan and the Law around Sexual Harassment at Workplace
Pakistan enacted “The Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act” in 2010. This is the first time that sexual harassment has been define ...
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 ...
World Breastfeeding Week – August 1 to 7
The concept of breastfeeding week was formulated way back in the year 1990 by World Health Organisation (WHO) along with United Nations International ...
Microaggressions: Sexual Harassment Subtleties in the Workplace
Imagine a workplace, if you will, with a diverse workforce. It may be similar to yours, people of different castes, creed, religions, ages, genders e ...
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 ...
Pune Govt Order for Registration of Internal Committees (IC / ICCs)
This is regarding an Order of Pune District Women and Child Development Department as published in the local newspaper Sakal dated 23rd July 2021 reg ...
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 ...
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 ...