Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

The case arose from FIR No. 60/2017 alleging wrongful confinement, trafficking and conspiracy against Ajay Malik for employing a tribal domestic worker. Malik sought quashing of the criminal proceedings and compounding of the offences, supported by a no‑objection affidavit from the complainant, while the State opposed …

Dr. C.P.V. Vijayakumaran, an associate professor on probation at Central University of Kerala, faced multiple complaints of sexual harassment by female students. An Internal Complaints Committee, constituted under UGC Regulations, conducted a formal inquiry, found him guilty, and recommended disciplinary action. The Ex…

Mrs. Durgesh Kuwar, a Chief Manager (Scale IV) of Punjab and Sind Bank, was transferred from the Indore branch to a small rural branch at Sarsawa after she reported serious irregularities in liquor contractor accounts and alleged sexual harassment by the Zonal Manager. She contended that the transfer was retaliatory, v…

The appellant, a senior BIS officer deputed as Director of FSSAI, acted as Presiding Officer of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) investigating a sexual harassment complaint. She filed a counter‑affidavit on behalf of the complainant without the complainant’s consent, and later amended it when the complainant wis…

Dr. P.S. Malik, an Additional District Judge, was accused of sexual harassment by a junior judicial assistant. The Delhi High Court's Full Court suspended him and constituted an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under the Sexual Harassment Act, 2013, which submitted a preliminary report recommending a disciplinary in…

The Supreme Court, hearing a suo motu writ petition concerning the murder and alleged rape of a 31‑year‑old trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, observed that the incident and subsequent mob vandalism highlighted systemic failures in ensuring safety for medical professionals. The Court noted th…

The appellant, a faculty member of NUJS, filed a complaint on 26 December 2023 alleging sexual harassment by the Vice‑Chancellor, claiming the last incident occurred in April 2023. The Local Complaint Committee dismissed the complaint as time‑barred because the filing was beyond the three‑month statutory period and the…

Aureliano Fernandes, a lecturer at Goa University, was accused of sexual harassment by several female students and was served notice to explain. A Complaints Committee conducted an inquiry in May 2009, but the appellant, citing health issues, was denied extensions and the proceedings were held ex‑parte, resulting in a …

The case involved an IAS officer (the aggrieved woman) who alleged that an IRS officer (the appellant) sexually harassed her at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. She filed a complaint under the POSH Act before the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of her own department, the Department of Food and Public Distribution. The app…

The case concerns Dilip Paul, a former Area Organizer of the Service Selection Board, who was penalised with a 50% pension withholding after a Central Complaints Committee (CCC) found him guilty of sexual harassment based on a first complaint and a later second complaint filed by a female employee. The appellant (Union…