PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Former CM B S Yediyurappa summoned to court in POCSO case alleging sexual assault on a minor. CID charge sheet accuses him of paying off victim and aides. Karnataka HC extends order preventing arrest. Legal proceedings continue as Yediyurappa denies...

CID chargesheet alleges former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa sexually assaulted a minor girl, paying hush money. Yediyurappa faces POCSO Act and IPC charges. Co-accused include aides. Non-bailable arrest warrant issued, but High Court res...

After the Karnataka CID filed a chargesheet against BS Yediyurappa for alleged sexual assault, the case involved charges under various IPC Sections and the POCSO Act. Following a complaint by a woman, the case saw significant developments including ...

Allahabad High Court acquitted a man accused in a rape case, emphasizing that the burden of proof in sexual offences lies on both parties, not just the male. The accused was also charge-sheeted under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (preventi...

HSBC Toxic workplace (Google Trends): HSBC employee Nitika Kumari's LinkedIn post about workplace toxicity has gone viral. She detailed incidents of ethnic insensitivity and objectifying remarks, highlighting inadequate responses from management and...

A model who had been allegedly harassed by Jeffrey Epstein earlier has now sued a psychiatrist for the same offense. This is a civil suit in Manhattan.

The Supreme Court has reconstituted its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee, chaired by top court judge Hima Kohli, with members including Justice B V Nagarathna, Sukhda Pritam, Meenakshi Arora, and others.

A recent analysis of 300 NSE listed companies reveals a concerning trend in reporting sexual harassment complaints under the POSH Act. Despite a rise in complaints, many companies reported zero cases, indicating possible non-compliance. Larger compa...

The lawsuit against Kanye West alleges that he engaged in lewd behaviour and shared nude photos with employees during a meeting at Nobu Hotel in Malibu, California. Trevor Phillips, a former staffer, claims West made inappropriate sexual remarks, si...

The institute appointed Saibal Chattopadhyay as its director-in-charge, replacing Sahadeb Sarkar who took charge just two months ago. IIM-Calcutta had earlier received a written complaint under POSH Act against Sarkar.

Delhi's district judiciary has been busy in 2023, dealing with various cases related to the excise policy scam, the UAPA case against NewsClick, and the breach in Parliament security. A special court denied bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister...

While due diligence is non-negotiable, and using technicalities to suspend an organisation is kosher, the signalling has been awful. It seems like an afterthought, a damage-control exercise to offset bad handling of the case from January, when natio...

The police made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Court, saying that there is sufficient evidence to frame charges against Singh.

"The allegations in the FIR culminating in the charge sheet of which your honour has taken cognizance are of a nature that necessitates the framing of charges against the accused persons," Senior Advocate Rebecca John, appearing for the complainants...

A lack of awareness on redressal mechanisms for general grievances in some companies, and a feeling among many employees that since PoSH is a women-centric and robust workplace law their cases will find a fair hearing and redressal if filed under it...

There was a 31% increase in the number of complaints in FY23 versus FY22, show data of 370 of the BSE500 companies put together for ET by Complykaro, which advises companies on PoSH compliance. The increase was across sectors: IT (84%), financial se...

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has requested all healthcare institutions and medical colleges to establish committees to investigate sexual harassment allegations against their employees and report back to the commission as per the Sexual Har...

The PTI has accessed the five point agenda of the SGM agenda including "Formation of Infrastructure Development and Subsidy Sub-Committee, Guidelines for appointment of Physiotherapists and Trainers in state teams, Formation of Working Group for ICC...

India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has notified the Sports Authority of India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the Wrestling Federation of India and several other national sports federations that they are violating the countr...