Prevention of sexual harassment
States the prohibition and circumstances under the workplace law.
Official law source ↗Family & women · LEGAL ISSUE GUIDE
Workplace Sexual Harassment / POSH
कार्यस्थल उत्पीड़न
Find the POSH Act complaint, committee and inquiry provisions.
Understanding this legal issue
Find the POSH Act complaint, committee and inquiry provisions.
POSH is a specialised workplace framework. Complaint timelines, committee composition and confidentiality require attention. Criminal law may also apply on distinct facts.
Key question: Is the workplace covered by the Act and what is the complaint date?
SELECTED PROVISIONS · NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Core framework
Constitution of Internal Committee
Concerns constituting the Internal Committee in applicable workplaces.
Official law source ↗Complaint of sexual harassment
Sets out complaint procedure and statutory time framework.
Official law source ↗Inquiry & remedies
Inquiry into complaint
Concerns procedure for inquiry into a workplace complaint.
Official law source ↗Action during pendency of inquiry
Addresses certain interim measures pending inquiry.
Official law source ↗Related offences
Sexual harassment
Covers specified forms of sexual harassment under the penal law.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 354A · orientation only
Official law source ↗Constitutional context
Equality before law
Addresses equality before the law and equal protection of laws.
Official law source ↗Prohibition of discrimination
Places limits on specified kinds of discrimination by the State; its scope includes express exceptions.
Official law source ↗Protection of life and personal liberty
Protects life and personal liberty, subject to procedure established by law and constitutional interpretation.
Official law source ↗Before relying on these references: Read the full official law, check sub-sections, schedules, exemptions, dates, special Acts, transition rules and current judicial interpretation. Mentioning a section here does not mean it applies to every fact pattern.