SUPREME
COURT ORDER: MANDATE HOSPITALS, SPORTS INSTITUTES, AND STADIUMS TO ESTABLISH
INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEES TO REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT
By- Rahul Prasad聽
Applying the Principle of Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment, Supreme
Court Directed District Administration and local complaint Committees should be
trained regarding the nature of sexual harassment. Under (Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act )聽
Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Dipankar Datta in a PIL(Writ petition) filed by NGO Initiatives for Inclusive Foundation聽gave directions to Central governments and all state governments to take steps for implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Rules, 2013 (one of Sustainable Development Goal, Goal 5, Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women)
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Direction By Court For Better Implementation
Ensure uniformity of implementation of the act across the country.
路聽聽The Ministry of Women
and Child Development should identify a Nodal person within the department for
proper implementation of the POSH Act in every STs and UTs.
The Principal Secretary of STs/UTs and The Central Government will personally ensure the appointment of a District officer in each District within their Territorial Jurisdiction (Within 4 weeks of Judgment).
Circular/Bulletin should contain.聽-聽Name, contact details, address, and Email聽District of Various nodal officer and their contact details shall be available Online.
District officers and LCs should be trained to be sensitized to the Nature of Sexual Harassment that occursinthe workplace.
路聽聽STs, UTs,
and The Central government should set up financial resource allocation for
training and spreading awareness of the essentials of this act.
路聽聽Central
Government shall ensure handbooks for implementation of the POSH Act circulated
among District and remote Areas.
路聽聽聽聽聽STs, UTs
and the Central government should create a standard operating procedure.
路聽聽The Supreme
Court Bench Directed that all STs/UTs have to submit a consolidated report of
compliance with the Court's direction to the Central Government.(Within 8
Weeks)
路聽聽Supreme
Government stated that the Central Government may amend(the
Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, as
needed
Heard again in Feb,2024.
