The Role of Family and Institutions in Creating Safe Spaces for Women
Families, schools, and workplaces must take the lead in creating cultural change. The recent case of...
Preponderance of Possibilities
Standard of proof in POSH cases: Preponderance of Possibilities The Prevention of Sexual Harassment ...
Handbook on combating gender stereotypes – Supreme Court of India
The Handbook identifies common stereotypes about women, many of which have been utilised by courts i...
Delhi Industrial Tribunal – Consent of a woman and her explicit “no”
Dismissing an appeal filed by former Executive Vice Chairman of TERI R.K. Pachauri in a sexual haras...
Case law – Participation Of Accused In Appraisal Process Of Complainant
The Calcutta High Court has recently held that the actions of an accused under the Prevention of Sex...
POSH – Understanding consent
What is Consent? Any activity that is sexual requires consent, which is defined as explicit and volu...
Karnataka HC-Quashing criminal complaint of sexual harassment
Karnataka High Court finds sexual harassment in open places like malls ‘highly improbable’; quas...
Tripura HC- Shila Debnath vs National Institute of Technology
The High Court held that the aggrieved woman was not heard during the entire inquiry proceedings. Th...
Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules
To make public transport safer for women passengers, the Tamil Nadu State government has amended the...
Law on prevention of sexual harassment at workplace
Article by : S K Gupta, Advocate , Supreme Court of India, The various Acts have defined the [&helli...