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In the State of Maharashtra v. AN (“Accused”) (C.R.No.381/2015), on 20th October 2022, the Special Judge at Borivali Division, Dindoshi, Mumbai Court ...
Acquittal due to benefit of doubt does not automatically mean that statements made against the accused are false – Delhi High Court
In the case of Sarvjeet Singh v State (NCT of Delhi) and Anr, , Sarvjeet Singh (Petitioner) had filed a petition in Delhi High Court under Sect ...
IC can look into a complaint even if it did not directly receive it – Rajasthan High Court
Three government officers (“Complainants”) filed a written complaint alleging sexual harassment at the workplace by the Director (“Petitioner”) of th ...
Delay in filing an appeal under section 18 of the posh act can be condoned under section 5 of the limitation act: Delhi High Court
In the case of DB Corp. Ltd. vs. X and Ors., (MANU/DE/2590/2022), the Delhi High Court considered the question of whether Section 5 of the Limitation ...
Gujarat HC on anonymity of witnesses & past records of respondent’s behaviour
In the case of Vimalkant Bhanuprasad Shrimali vs. IDMC Limited, the High Court of Gujarat said that in POSH cases, the POSH Act provisions supersede ...
Rule 7 of POSH Rules are to be compiled with, give time to respond: Madras HC
A Writ Petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for quashing of statements of witnesses and directing the respondent ...
Sexually Provocative Dress Dilutes a Sexual Harassment Complaint: Sessions Court in Kerala (Kozhikode)
The Application was under Section 438 CrPC (Anticipatory Bail). The complainant alleged that the accused caught her hand, forcefully took her to a lo ...
POSH Act complaint mechanism works in coordination with CDA Rules: Calcutta HC
This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus to set aside the penalty order. The petitioner joined service as a Junior Executive ...
Investigation report of Sexual harassment allegations against Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (New York)
Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York, had been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women starting in December 2020, when Lindsey B ...
Allahabad HC denies bail to lawyer accused of sexually harassing law student
A Bail Application under Sec-439 CR.PC. was filed for seeking enlargement on Bail during the trial with the case under offences punishable under Indi ...
Bombay HC: Leave for Appeal against Tarun Tejpal’s Acquittal Order Allowed
Previously, Tarun Tejpal, the editor-in-chief of the Tehelka magazine, was accused of sexually assaulting his then colleague in the elevator of Bambo ...
Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association to Constitute Internal Complaints Committee under the POSH Act, 2013
The resolution moved by Boby M Sekhar and as many as 117 other members seeking the constitution of an Internal Complaints Committee (“ICC”) as mandat ...
Bombay High Court: No Blanket Application of Maintaining Party Confidentiality in POSH Cases
The Bombay High Court, on 24th September 2021, in the case of the P vs A & Ors, 2021 coherently laid down a set a guidelines condemning the discl ...
Kerala High Court: Political Parties Not Required to Have an ICC under POSH
The Kerala High Court (“Court”), on 17th March 2022, in the judgment of Centre for Constitutional Rights Research and Advocacy vs State of Kerala &am ...
Kerala High Court: Film Production Units are Required to Constitute an ICC under POSH Act
The Kerala High Court (“Court”), on 17th March, 2022, through the judgment of Women In Cinema Collective vs State Of Kerala, 2022 held that there did ...
Effective implementation of the POSH Act in Kerala
The petition was brought forward for the effective implementation of provisions of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redres ...
Kerala High Court Calls For Prompt Re-Constitution Of LCC Under Upon Expiry of It’s Term
A Writ Petition, Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in Kerala High Court for directing the concerned authorities to take steps to reconstitut ...
Supreme Court says ‘Courts Should Avoid Hyper-Technical Interpretation of Service Rules’
On 3rd December, 2021, in the case of Union of India vs. M, (“case”), it was held by the Supreme Court of India that courts should avoid hyper-techni ...
Supreme Court said that Madhya Pradesh Judge had not resigned voluntarily
On 9th December 2021, in the case of Ms X vs Registrar General, High Court of Madhya Pradesh and another, it was held by the Supreme Court that ...
UGC issues advisory for Gender Sensitization Training in colleges and universities
In his reply to the Rajya Sabha on 9th February 2022, Minister of State of Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar wrote that the University Grants Commission ( ...
Provisions of special law (POSH Act) would prevail over general law (Service Rules) if special law has differing provisions: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court, on 9th September 2021, in the case of AP Vs. The Gauhati High Court and Ors. held that in sexual harassment proceedings, prov ...
