Recently, on September 16, 2019, in the case of Global Health Private Limited vs. Local Complaints C ...
Karnataka High Court on validity of second inquiry by an internal committee
Recently, in a judgment dated July 1, 2019, the Karnataka High Court in the case of Suman Saurabh v. ...
Sexual Harassment: What does it really mean?
The global anti sexual harassment movement, the #MeToo Movement saw manifestation in India when last ...
Delhi High Court imposes a Rs. 50,000 fine for filing a false sexual harassment complaint
Recently, in a judgment dated July 9, 2019, the Delhi High Court in the case of Anita Suresh v. Unio ...
Delhi High Court on filing of complaint after removal from job as afterthought
Recently on 17th July, 2019, the Delhi High Court in the case of Rashi vs. The Union of India held t ...
Bombay High Court on filing sexual harassment complaint & atrocities against SC / ST
In the case of Sapana Korde Nee Ketaki A. Ghodinde v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors., the Bombay ...
Delhi High Court on filing a complaint after the prescribed period of limitation
In X vs. District Magistrate (South) and Another, decided by the Delhi High Court on January 31, 201 ...
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 v ...
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 Jan ...
Gujarat High Court on validity of termination while sexual harassment is alleged
In X vs. Union of India and Ors., decided by the Gujarat High Court on April 30, 2019, the Court hel ...
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 Februar ...
High Court of New Delhi on biases and internal committee
In the case of Somaya Gupta (“Petitioner”) vs. Jawaharlal Nehru University and Anr. (“Respondent”) d ...
Suicide by Respondent: Learnings for Organizations & IC Members
“Hi Kriti, Today, I want to let you know how much I love you. I have been accused by two of the emp ...
Efforts taken by the Ministry of Women & Child Development
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has been very proactive, taking several measures to ensu ...
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 was ...
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 ...
Examples of what may be Sexual Harassment
There are various types of sexual harassment that one can face at work; however, some are very evide ...
What may not be Sexual Harassment
Below are some examples of what may not be sexual harassment at the workplace (if there is no histor ...
Provisions for men and other genders
As per law, a woman of any age, whether employed or not, can file a complaint. However, several orga ...
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 o ...
Indian High Courts on Suspension of Respondent during Pendency of Inquiry
Section 12(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal ...
High Court of Delhi on Sexual Harassment and Defamation
For those of us who handle inquiries into complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace, it is ve ...
MCA: Mandatory Disclosure of Compliance in Annual Reports of Companies
On November 29, 2017, the Economic Times reported that “companies will soon have to disclose whether ...
Conversations & Sexual Harassment
In most organizations today, an employee spends close to 8 to 10 hours at the workplace. In some oth ...