Supreme Court Directs Centre, States To Form Anti-Sexual Harrasment Panels
NDTV
The Supreme court said there are serious lapses in the enforcement of the 2013 Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the state governments to undertake a time bound exercise to verify whether sexual harassment committees have been constituted in all ministries and the departments.
The Supreme court said there are serious lapses in the enforcement of the 2013 Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act.
A bench of Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli said an improperly constituted sexual harassment panel would be an impediment in conducting an inquiry at the workplace, as envisaged under the statute and the rules.
The Supreme court said it will be equally counterproductive to have an ill prepared committee conduct a half-baked inquiry that can lead to serious consequences like imposition of major penalties on a delinquent employee.
