Limitation argument fails, high court finds legally mandated committee did not record statements, denied opportunity of cross‑examination and failed to conduct oral hearings.
Chargesheet invokes BNS sections linked to sexual assault, outraging religious sentiments, criminal conspiracy & cheating, along with provisions of SC/ST Act.
Complainant was an intern at RedCube Digital Media, where she worked for 4 months. The HR executive is alleged to have not paid heed to her complaints against the CEO.
Quick home service workers in Delhi and Bengaluru are hired with promises of better pay and flexible hours. But the women say safeguards are few, and fear of job loss stops many from reporting harassment.
Data placed before SC last week showed many states have not ensured formation of Internal Complaints Committee. Top court issued directions to states for effective implementation in 2023.
Alleging she has been transferred 'out of turn' twice since bringing sexual harassment charges against her senior, assistant commandant-level woman officer has approached Delhi HC.
SC said political parties do not fall under ambit of act, as they lack an organisational structure, wages. Critics say it left women party members without protections.
Bombay High Court has ruled that women lawyers cannot invoke Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act against male colleagues.
Where the PoSH Act ends, only the penal code is left standing. But criminal prosecution is a blunt, punishing tool, replete with all the obstacles the PoSH inquiry was designed to soften.
With Gen Z more likely to gamble online than visit casinos, operators are adding sports, spas, street food and social spaces to turn gaming venues into lifestyle destinations.
Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.
At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.
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