... process. Further, the Commission observes that the information sought pertains to a sensitive issue like sexual harassment in the workplace. In view of this, the...lodged a complaint against Sri Anand Bardhan, SM/SDAH for sexual harassment at the workplace and as per the Prevention of sexual harassment act this should have closed by now as more than 6 months has...appellant informed that he wants to know the final date and result of his complaint because as far as he knows this has a time limit as per the POSH Act 2013 and in case this is already breached...

...petitioner while working as her superior authority sexually harassed her in the workplace and that matter was, therefore, forwarded to the complaint committee constituted to look into the matters of sexual harassment at...certain allegations against the petitioner of sexual harassment in the workplace and therefore, an inquiry was directed against the petitioner by the complaint committee constituted for the purpose of...inquiry into the matters of sexual harassment in workplace in the institution of the CRPF Battalion. Annexure P/5 to the writ petition is the report of the complaint committee in details. The conclusion...

...: The applicant is working as Deputy Director in the Sports Authority of India. Charge memo dated 27.06.2019 was issued to him, alleging acts of sexual harassment in the workplace. This O.A. is...filed challenging the charge memo dated 27.06.2019. 2. The applicant contends that in April 2019, the respondents decided to transfer him from Delhi to Lucknow and to...was filed denying the allegations, the impugened charge memorandum was issued. He raised several contentions such as the defect in composition of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), the...

...allegations of sexual harassment meted to the petitioner at her workplace in the office of the fourth respondent/Office of the Forest Ranger, Madukarai Range in Coimbatore District and submit its report to...sexual harassment meted to the writ petitioner at her workplace in the Office of the fourth respondent/Office of the Forest Ranger, Madurkarai Range in Coimbatore District and submit its report to the third respondent. 2. The writ petitioner was employed in the Office of the fourth respondent and she made a complaint against the Forester one Mr.S.Kannan regarding the sexual harassment. The...leniency in this regard. 9. In the present case on hand, the writ petitioner filed a complaint against one Mr.S.Kannan, Forester regarding the sexual harassment in the workplace and...

...sexual harassment meted to the petitioner at her workplace in the office of the fourth respondent/Office of the Forest Ranger, Madukarai Range in Coimbatore District and submit its report to the third...petitioner at her workplace in the Office of the fourth respondent/Office of the Forest Ranger, Madurkarai Range in Coimbatore District and submit its report to the third respondent.2. The writ petitioner was employed in the Office of the fourth respondent and she made a complaint against the Forester one Mr.S.Kannan regarding the sexual harassment. The...accordance with the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998 and there cannot be any leniency in this regard.9. In the present case on hand, the writ petitioner filed a complaint against one Mr.S.Kannan, Forester regarding the sexual harassment in the workplace and...

..., they should be treated as abated. 6.One issue that was not brought to the attention by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is facing a charge of sexual harassment in the workplace. In...petitioner's conduct. Even in the letter relied on by the learned counsel for the petitioner, dated 22.12.1987, there is no specific reference with respect to disciplinary proceedings relating to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention...this regard, the specific enactment is the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Under the provisions of the said Act, every woman...

..., 1997 SCC (Cri) 932 to consider the charge of sexual harassment in the workplace.6. The first respondent herein challenged the...Chockalingam Nagappan, J.— Leave granted. These appeals are preferred against the judgment dated 9-2-2011 passed by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in.... I. Ismail v. K. Shameem Rani 3021.2. The facts in brief are as follows: the appellant joined the second respondent College as Assistant Professor in the year 1978 and was...

...hostile work environment.Point 2: That Shri Dilip Paul would stare at her in the workplace, such as the repeated incidents in which he would come out from his office into the room that she was sitting, on the pretext of drinking water. This charge, if substantiated, is admissible under the Vishaka definition of sexual harassment as...manner in the workplace, such as an incident when, on the pretext of teaching her to operate a laptop, he come close to her and touched her shoulder and body. This charge, if substantiated, is admissible under the Vishaka definition of sexual harassment as...made to sit idle in the office.Point 9: In late August 2010, Smt. X approached IG S.K. Singhal with a written complaint of sexual harassment in the workplace, which also...

...as Annexure P-2. Respondent No.7 as an after thought preferred a frivolous complaint dated 16.03.2017 alleging that petitioner committed sexual harassment in the workplace. Pursuant to the complaint...petitioner for committing sexual harassment in workplace are not established. 4. The respondent No.7 preferred an application against the aforesaid report of internal.... 15. Be that as it may, the complaint was considered by a five members committee which came to hold in the report dated 26/05/2017 that allegation of sexual harassment in work place could 8 not be established against the petitioner. Respondent No.7 preferred a departmental appeal/representation which was decided by order dated 25/12/2017 (Annexure P/10) and the concern authority came to hold that for want of sufficient evidence, allegation of sexual harassment in workplace could...

... should know that under the provision of Laws and Procedures against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, the details of such cases cannot be disclosed to maintain the...Sexual Harassment by any Senior Resident Doctor or other accused at AIIMS Kalyani (W.B.) since January 2024 till now 2. Action taken report in each case...: Dr. Venkatesh, AIIMS, Kalyani- participated in the hearing through video-conferencing. The Respondent stated that the relevant information has been duly provided to...

..."), Air France on 26.09.2015 constituted in terms of Section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (hereinafter "the Workplace Harassment Prohibition Act"). In furtherance...Air France in constituting an ICC not in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in the case of Vishaka and others vs. State of Rajasthan and Others, 1997 (6) SCC 241 ("Vishaka Guidelines") and the Workplace Harassment Prohibition...procedure of the ICC as being contrary to the provisions of the Workplace Harassment Prohibition Act, 2013. With regard to the constitution of the ICC, the Appellant has contended that the ICC constituted by the Respondent No. l is in violation...

... Exhibit P4 would show that the allegations of sexual harassment and creating a hostile atmosphere in the workplace had been specifically found by the Committee and it was on the...be proved in the enquiry and that in the light of the other findings, the action of the 3rdrespondent in having recommended action against the petitioner is perfectly justified. It is further contended that the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention...evident from Exhibit P4 report as well and that 3 of such issues had been found against the petitioner. The ICC had found that there was behavior which amounted to sexual harassment in the workplace on...

...to the respondent alleging that the petitioner peeped at a female Staff while she was in the bath room, thereby, there was an enquiry conducted by the Gender Sensitization Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Workmen at Workplace (Prevention...'workman' and 'employer'. The petitioner was employed under the respondent and there was a charge against the petitioner in respect of sexual harassment in the workplace and thereby, an enquiry was... Gender Sensitization Internal Complaint Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Workmen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 recommended the Management to impose major penalty...

...”3. The short fact of the case, in hand, is that the petitioner having acquired P.G qualification in the subject Oceanography and M.Phill, was appointed as Technical Assistant in ORSAC on 25.01.1990 and thereafter her services were regularized as Scientific Assistant-B which was re-designated as Scientist-A w.e.f 03.02.1997 The petitioner made a grievance against opposite party no. 4 regarding sexual harassment in the workplace and...and she also sought for permission to file a complaint before the Police for causing mental harassment to her at workplace. She also made a grievance before the Chairperson, State Commission for Women...constituted in consonance with the guidelines of the Hon'ble apex Court and action should be taken against the opposite party nos. 2 and 4 for causing such harassment to the petitioner and consequentially...

...A.M. Shaffique, J.:— These cases had been referred to us based on a reference order dated 15/9/2020. The substantial issue raised in the writ petitions was whether a complaint given by the 8 respondent in WP(C) No. 9219/2020 can be the basis of an enquiry under the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention...Kumar, learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the University. Learned counsel supported the view taken by the learned Single Judge in the reference order. He also placed reliance on the judgment of the Apex Court in Nisha Priya Bhatia v. Union of India [2020 (3) SCT 455 (SC)] wherein the Apex Court considered the question relating to sexual harassment in workplace and...or incidental thereto”. 8. There is no dispute to the fact that sexual harassment of women at workplace results in violation of fundamental rights of equality, enshrined...

...have not been followed neither the authorities have taken any action in accordance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.... Jyoti Tirkey, Member.The committee in its finding found the allegation of harassment in working place against the then Vice Chancellor proved and recommended further action against the then Vice Chancellor. Following are the findings of the committee:“Given the above evidence and in light of the available information, the committee concludes on the balance of probability that the allegations of harassment in the workplace made...Heard.This Public Interest Litigation has been filed by the petitioner for issuance of directions to the respondents No. 1 to 6 in regard to sexual harassment of a lady at...

...5th respondent, the Joint Director of Agriculture (In-charge) touching upon sexual harassment in the workplace. On perusal of the enquiry report, dated 03.05.2019, it is seen that the...enquiry has been conducted by the 3rd respondent, viz., the District Collector and there is no reference whatsoever made anywhere in the enquiry report as to the constitution of the Internal 3 Complaints Committee at the workplace as per Section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of...-2019 of the 3rdrespondent commenced on 11-06-2018 based on the complaint of the petitioner dated 28-11-2017 under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and...

...could have driven the deceased to commit suicide. 7. It is well settled that mere allegations of workplace harassment, administrative displeasure, or official reprimand without a clear mens rea to 4 instigate suicide do not constitute an offence under Section 306 IPC. In the absence...(Clerk) in the District Prosecution Branch, Bhind, and during the course of his service, he faced significant stress and harassment in the workplace. The deceased, in his own handwriting, recorded...counsel for the State contends that the allegations in the suicide note relate to both the professional conduct of the petitioner in his official capacity as Head Clerk and the manner in which he exercised authority over the deceased. It is submitted that undue threats, coercion, and harassment in the workplace, particularly...

.... 2. The impugned Charge Memo was issued to the petitioner by the 1st respondent and is challenged primarily on the ground that there is not only material irregularity in the constitution of the Local Committee constituted under Section 7 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention...submits that the concerned officer dealing with the Social Welfare Women and Child Development in the District shall be a ex-official member of the local committee. 5. It is submitted that the local committee constituted by the District Collector does not meet the requirements of Section 7 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention...harassment. Allowing such practice is not in the interest of public service. 18. Though the petitioner has questioned the Constitution of the local committee and absence of the complaint by the persons who had allegedly suffered, sexual harassment in the workplace by...