Delhi High Court on validity of preliminary inquiries under CCS (CCA) Rules
The Delhi High Court on January 21, 2019, in the case of S.K. Tanwar v. Union of India, upheld the validity of a preliminary inquiry by an internal co ...
Karnataka High Court on clean chit by IC & filing of police complaint subsequently
In Usha Padmini and Ors. vs. State of Karnataka and Ors. decided by the Karnataka High Court on 28 January, 2019, the Court held that if an Internal ...
Gujarat High Court on validity of termination while sexual harassment is alleged
In Mohini Pessuram Tilwani vs. Union of India and Ors. decided by the Gujarat High Court on 30 April, 2019, the Court held that an order for terminati ...
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
The Law against sexual harassment in India has evolved since laying down of the Vishaka Guidelines in the year 1997 by the Supreme Court to the enact ...
Provisions of law against sexual harassment at workplace are in addition to other laws
In the case of X vs State of J&K and Anr., before the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 1st February 2019, the question that arose for considerat ...
High Court of New Delhi on biases and internal committee
In the case of Somaya Gupta (“Petitioner”) vs. Jawaharlal Nehru University and Anr. (“Respondent”) decided by the High Court of New Delhi on 27 August ...
Suicide by Respondent: Learnings for Organizations & IC Members
“Hi Kriti, Today I want to let you know how much I love you. I have an allegation by two of the employees f sexual harassment and trust me I d ...
Efforts taken by the Ministry of Women & Child Development
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has been very proactive and taking several measures to ensure that crime against women is reduced. It has ...
Does sexual harassment even take place? Lets look at some of the statistics
On looking at the statistics it appears that while the number of complaints being filed in 2013 were really low, given the lack of awareness on the s ...
Some of the Stories that changed the way we are today as a nation
Before the 1980s, criminal sexual violence in India was only understood through rape. It was only in the 1980s when sexual violence (such as sexual ha ...
Examples of what may be Sexual Harassment
Below are some examples of different kinds of sexual harassment at workplace: Here are some examples of unwelcome physical contact / advances: K ...
What may not be Sexual Harassment
Below are some examples of what may not be sexual harassment at workplace (if there is no history, background or context of sexual harassment/behaviou ...
Provisions for men and other genders
As per law, a woman of any age whether employed or not can file a complaint. However, today several organizations have gender neutral policies as well ...
External member does not only have to be independent but also must have expertise in issues related to sexual harassment
In the case of Ruchika Singh Chhabra vs. M/S. Air France India and Anr., decided by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi on 30th May, 2018, Ruchika S ...
Indian High Courts on Suspension of Respondent during Pendency of Inquiry
Section 12 (1) of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and Rules, 2013 (“Law”) provides that during th ...
High Court of Delhi on Sexual Harassment and Defamation
For those of us who handle inquiries into complaints of sexual harassment at workplace, it is very common to hear a party say that they desire to file ...
MCA: Mandatory Disclosure of Compliance in Annual Reports of Companies
On 29th November, 2017, the Economic Times had reported that “Companies will soon have to disclose whether they have constituted an internal complaint ...
Conversations & Sexual Harassment
In most organizations today, an employee spends close to 8 to 10 hours at workplace. In some other organizations, depending upon the industry, this al ...
A Clear Case of Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
On 24th June, 2016, the High Court of Gauhati decided the case of Tezpur University and Ors. vs. C.S.H.N. Murthy, which was a clear case of quid pro ...
ICC Inquiry Report Cross Examination & More: High Court of Kerala
In the case of L. S. Sibu vs. Air India Limited and Others, the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulum, held on 8th April 2016 that: Referring to the ...
Appellate Authority imposed the penalty of Rs.30 Lacs in sexual harassment case!
Brief of the Case The complainant, a former employee of I P Infusion Software India Private Limited in Mahadevapura, had said that she was sexually h ...
