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Guidelines for sexual harassment of women at the Supreme Court framed; High Courts directed to follow suit July 19, 2013    Updates    No comments A+ | a- 17th July 2013: Seeking to address sexual harassment of women in the Supreme Court premises, a bench comprising the Chief Justice of India, Justice Altamas Kabir and Justices Ranjana Desai and A.R. Dave approved guidelines for the prevention and redressal of sexual harassment of women which will be applicable to the Supreme Court complex and the lawyers chambers. The guidelines were framed in a writ petition filed by two women lawyers, following an incident of sexual harassment of a woman in the High Court of Delhi, seeking directions to combat sexual harassment of women within the court premises. The directions of the Supreme Court come sixteen years after its historic decision in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, (1997) 6 SCC 241, where it took note of the lack of the law in the area and directed all emp...

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High Court fines Collector for   dereliction in duty – delay in recovery of   workmen’s compensation “If there is no harvesting of the crop, the crop rots in the field and becomes inedible, further the inflation is so high that the value of money deprecates day by day. The value of the money, which was awarded in the year 2010 has been reduced to a large extent on account of inflation. The rate of interest awarded does not commensurate with the high rate of inflation” ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT A writ petition was filed seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the District Magistrate, Lalitpur to comply with the order of the Commissioner, Workmen's Compensation dated 8th April, 2010, by which a sum of Rs. 1,85,915.00 was awarded as compensation to the petitioner along with interest @ 10 per cent. Pursuant to the said award, a letter dated 19th February, 2011 was issued by the Commissioner to the Collector praying that the amount may be recovered from the Executive ...

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Unhush harassment Aug 10, 2013,WFS : “Vishaka Guidelines Against Sexual Harassment at the Workplace” This means little to most working women – regardless of industry, sector, location, qualification, or professional experience. What has contributed to this dismal scenario is not just a lack of knowledge about the law and its provisions but also the overwhelming impression that a complaint could well end up finishing the complainant’s career. In fact, they often end up stigmatised. How just is justice? In fact, though the Act supposedly addresses many relevant aspects, it also penalises complainants whose accusation cannot be proved, even if true. Such are the ground realities of a woman’s professional life in India that when a male colleague leers, makes sexist remarks or jokes verbally or electronically with her, she invariably resorts to trying to avoid him as far as possible. Perhaps, one or more may adopt such tactics as staring back, ignoring the harasser or even tellin...

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