The Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi has enacted significant amendments to the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954, through the Delhi Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act...

In a recent judgment delivered on 13th May 2025, the Delhi High Court addressed a revision petition filed by Praveen Kumar against an order passed by the Family Court, North District...

In a move to better the lives of the differently abled in India, the Government of India, enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 ("Act").

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 was enacted for the purpose of protecting women against sexual harassment at the workplace, and for providing an effective inquiry and redressal mechanism.

In a recent judgment, the Kerala High Court in the mater of Amjith vs State of Kerala (2024:KER:84389) dismissed a petition to quash a criminal complaint relating to sexual harassment...

Industrialization and globalization paved way for influx of women in the workforce, resultantly, prevention of sexual harassment at workplace assumed greater importance.

Through a notification in the Official Gazette on 30 May 2025, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (MCA), has brought about the Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules...

The Ministry of Women and Child Development notified the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2019

A decade after the passage of the POSH Act, implementation and enforcement of the Act is still inadequate. The Supreme Court of India recently expressed...

The Supreme Court of India has issued guidelines on appropriate and inclusive language, as well as fighting gender stereotypes.

The Government of Maharashtra has issued Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 vide notification dated September 07, 2017.

With a view to prioritize the safety of women at the workplace, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, had introduced a significant regulatory initiative to strengthen the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (‘Act') and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013 (‘Rules') were enacted on 9 December 2013 with the objective of preventing and protecting women against sexual harassment at workplace.

Pursuant to recent Supreme Court Directions in the case of Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa and Others, various state and UT authorities are coming up...

The student approached the Tribunal appealing against the punishment recommended by the Internal Complaints Committee of the Institute that had found the Professor guilty of sexual harassment.

The jurisprudence surrounding workplace sexual harassment demands a delicate balance between specialized statutory frameworks and the administrative prerogatives of an employer.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation ("EPFO") vide its Circular No. WSU/Transfer of Claims/E-52972/2024-25/005 dated January 15, 2025, dispensed with the requirement of routing online transfer claims through past/present employer to expedite the process of transfer.

On 13 February 2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, released an updated standard operating procedure for undertaking preventive and response...

In wake of the COVID-19 crisis and nationwide lockdown, India has been grappling with unprecedented challenges...

Visualise this - you are interacting with a person who is smartly dressed and looking impeccable. However, you note that the person is not fluent in English. - what would your immediate assumption be...