Bombay HC issues guidelines for safety of victims in workplace harassment cases
The Hindu
Hearings, orders to be in camera; no names to be mentioned; disclosure to invite contempt
The Bombay High Court has issued guidelines for hearing cases and recording orders in cases under the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and Rules, and said, “names of both the parties will not mentioned” and “all orders and judgments will not be delivered in open court.”
Justice Gautam Patel said, “All persons, including the media, are required to ensure strict compliance with these conditions of anonymity. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.”
The court was hearing a case involving issues under the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013.
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