Guidelines for Employers and ICC Members: DHC
The case of Linda Eastwood vs. Union of India and Ors., decided by the High Court of Delhi on 23rd December, 2015 i.e Guidelines for Employers and ICC ...
Should FIR be quashed if departmental enquiry concluded?
In the case of Ranbir S. Arora vs. State, the High Court of Delhi, on 05.08.2014, held that even if there is a minor discrepancy in one version of the ...
Sexual Harassment : Proportionality of Punishment to Harasser Delhi HC
The High Court of Delhi, in two recent cases, Puja Dubey vs. Union of India and Ors, (in July, 2016) (“Puja Dubey Case”) and A. K. Singh vs. Union of ...
Can a Complainant of Sexual Harassment ask for information on her own complaint through RTI?
In the case of Puspanjali Padhy vs. Central Public Information Officer, Indian Overseas Bank, before the Central Information Commission (“CIC”), New D ...
Case on transfer during pendency of a complaint of sexual harassment
The High Court of Delhi recently, on 29th July, 2016, discussed transfer (during pendency of a complaint of sexual harassment) by an internal complain ...
Calling of documents by police/court in a matter of sexual harassment
As has been recently reported by the Mumbai Mirror on 27th August, 2016, the Assistant Vice President of Human Resources for Max Life Insurance, Vija ...
Company to pay Rs. 1.68 crore as damages for sexual harassment – Madras HC
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“the Act”) was notified on 9th December, 2013. However ...
POSH: Website for submission of annual reports
The Times of India, on 18th August, 2015 reported that the administration of the district of Gurgaon has written to the state women and child developm ...
Sexual Harassment Act : Anniversary Update (2)
Continued from the previous post 'Sexual Harassment Act : Anniversary Update'... Increase in the number of cases of sexual harassment: Further, ...
Sexual Harassment Act : Anniversary Update
The Sexual harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("Sexual Harassment Act"), completed its second ...
How does the working environment of an organization affect an employee?
Plato had said that “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” Imagine a young individual, just out of college, newly recruited to an org ...
Men and women – and the Indian perspective
This blog is written mostly with the intent to fathom general opinion on: (1) The reasons that may be responsible for the rising number of sexual hara ...
Sexual Harassment Complaint and Character
Is character important in deciding a sexual harassment complaint? Is a woman supposed to be blamed if a man makes advances towards her? Should dressi ...
CCS & CCA Rules – Guidelines Regarding Prevention Of Sexual Harassment Of Women At The Workplace
Following the promulgation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Sexual Harassment of ...