Sexual Harassment at Workplace — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, (1997) 6 SCC 241

1997

The Supreme Court linked workplace sexual-harassment protection to constitutional equality and dignity and prescribed enforceable guidelines pending legislation. The later POSH…

Apparel Export Promotion Council v. A. K. Chopra, (1999) 1 SCC 759

1999

The Court restored the disciplinary removal and rejected an unduly narrow focus on actual physical assault or touch in the misconduct established on the evidence. The judgment…

Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa, Civil Appeal No. 2482 of 2014, decided 12 May 2023

2023

The Court set aside the defective inquiry outcome and remanded the matter from the specified earlier stage, while issuing wider directions for properly constituted committees,…