Section 9 of the Act postulates that any aggrieved woman may make a complaint, in writing, of sexual harassment at the work place to the Lo...

  Introduction: When Two Laws Collide What happens when a law designed to protect women at the workplace clashes with the strict disciplinar...

A bare perusal of the FIR shows that the allegations made by  the complainant-respondent No.2 are vague and omnibus.  Other than claiming th...

  Introduction Workplace sexual harassment cases represent a uniquely challenging intersection of criminal law, power dynamics, and public...

 The judgment in Vishaka and Others v. State of Rajasthan (1997) is a landmark Supreme Court of India ruling addressing sexual harassment o...

  Key Provisions of the POSH Act 1. Definition of Sexual Harassment The POSH Act defines sexual harassment broadly, including unwelcome acts...

[Act 14 of 2013 as amended up to Act 23 of 2016 and updated as of 30th April 2024] An Act to provide protection against sexual harassment of...

   It is settled law that the custodial interrogation is  qualitatively more elicitation oriented than questioning a suspect  who is well en...

  Hence, there is a greater need to ensure that the ICC is independently constituted and the Inquiry is conducted fairly to both parties. Th...

  In fact, the glaring defects and the procedural lapses in the inquiry proceedings took place only thereafter, in the month of May, 2009, w...

A cursory glance at Section 2(m) of the 2013 Act shows that the term "respondent" brings within its fold "a person", the...

  The places of sexual contact that  is depicted in the complaint is what shocks. The places are at  Mindtree office, Forum Mall-Koramangala...

   The legislature has, at places, moulded criminal procedure to enable victims of sexual crimes to seek justice. This has been done in reco...

   The legislature has, at places, moulded criminal procedure to enable victims of sexual crimes to seek justice. This has been done in reco...

  We cannot help but note that the police’s inaction in this case is most unfortunate. It is every police officer’s bounden duty to carry ou...

  Admittedly, the place of occurrence is the consulting room of the petitioner at the T.M. Hospital, Chavakkad. It can never be termed as a ...

Petitioner seeks to be represented in the said enquiry proceedings by a person of legal background. In this regard, he is aggrieved by an e-...

   The directions had to be confined to this particular case. They could not possibly have had any larger or wider applicability  for the si...

  I would suggest that these guidelines are the minimum required. 3.ORDERS In all orders, the endeavour will be to anonymize the identities ...

  The note is scribed by the deceased few hours before she took the extreme step and is an expression of despair and her anguish; it reflect...