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 ...
Sexual Harassment in Healthcare System
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were fighting to avail healthcare services necessary to sustain their lives from accessing labs for RTPCR t ...
Judicial precedents leading to the implementation of POSH Act
Farley coined the phrase “sexual harassment of women on the job” in 1975 to describe the patterns of workplace behavior. It took India 38 years to re ...
What to do when facing sexual harassment while accessing healthcare services
You may have come across instances in the news of patients, attendants and those trying to access health care services being sexually harassed. What ...
Fostering a Safer Workplace for Domestic Violence Survivors
“The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.”- Russell Wilson. Accord ...
Domestic Violence During COVID- 19 in India
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 defines ‘domestic violence’ as physical, verbal, emotional, sexual and financial abuse again ...
Domestic Violence – Forms and why it may not be reported
Whenever one talks about domestic violence, what comes to mind?... The picture of a man beating his wife flashes across our eyes. Doesn’t it?... I’m ...
PERIOD SHAMING: An Excuse To Dismiss our Emotions?
The year was 2006, you wore a white skirt to school only for others to make you feel embarrassed when they see a red stain on your skirt. You’re i ...
Using Rakhi Tying As A Condition For Bail, Transforms A Molester Into A Brother, By A Judicial Mandate. This is wholly unacceptable: Apex Court
In the matter of Aparna Bhat & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors., the Supreme Court on 18th March 2021 condoned the use of reasoning/lan ...
Findings such as, it was an accidental touch made by the workman and not a case of molestation and there was no prior incident regarding same, a clear case of perversity: Madras High Court
In the matter of The Management of Hirsch Watch Straps (P) Ltd. and Ors. v. The Presiding Officer Labour Court and Ors., the Madras High Court on 7th ...
Supreme Court of India’s Circular on Urgent Matters during Summer Vacations
The Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, in order to meet the demand of justice and hearing matters, which are extremely important du ...
What are the legal ramifications if IC is not able to complete inquiry in 90 days in current times?
The Internal Committees (“IC”) constantly endeavour to complete inquiries on time i.e. within a period of 90 days as prescribed by Law. At the same t ...
Two Finger Test Must Not Be Conducted for Establishing Rape-Sexual Violence, Dragging Sexual History of The Rape Survivor Into The Case Is Unconstitutional: Pakistan High Court
The Pakistan Supreme Court on 4th January 2021, in the rape case, Atif Zareef and others vs The State upheld the conviction of the perpetrators which ...
The Concept of ‘Extended Workplace’ given under POSH Law
Sexual Harassment is one of the most noxious problems that we face today.It has been more than 6 years since the POSH Act was enforced and enacted by ...
Uncommonly Common
When a soldier returns from warThe blood all overRepresents bravery and courageFrom that point onSociety puts them on a pedestal When a young girl ...