Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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The principles of agency do not apply to The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, referred to as SHWW Act hereafter, which means that SHWW Act doesn’t impose any statutory, criminal as well as civil, liability on the employer for the acts of sexual harassment by employees. As a rule, […]
False Sexual Harassment at Workplace charges have now become a routine. However, there is a lack of material available on how to defend oneself from such false claims. The situation for men is similar to when one facing false dowry harassment charges under 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Proposed […]
A man committing any of the following acts- – Physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures; or – A demand or request for sexual favours; or Showing pornography against the will of a woman; or Making sexually covered remarks, shall be guilty of the offence of sexual harassment. Any man who commits […]
Court:THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Bench: JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN Samuel Tennyson Vs. The Principal & Secretary, Madras Christian College On 13 August 2019 Law Point: Sexual harassment at workplace writ Petition is dismissed as devoid of merits. JUDGEMENT This Writ Petition has been filed, seeking to quash the “Finding of Fact” […]
Equivalent Citations: AIR1999SC625, 1999(1)CTC316, [1999(81)FLR462], (1999)2GLR951, JT1999(1)SC61, (1999)ILLJ962SC, 1999-2-LW691, 1999(1)SCALE57, (1999)1SCC759, [1999]1SCR117, 2000(1)SLJ65(SC), 1999(1)UJ508, (1999)1UPLBEC551 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA C.A. Nos. 226-227 of 1999 Decided On: 20.01.1999 Appellants: Apparel Export Promotion Council Vs. Respondent: A.K. Chopra Hon’ble Judges/Coram: Dr. A.S. Anand, CJI., V.N. Khare, J. Counsels: For Appellant/Petitioner/Plaintiff: P.P. Rao, A.P. Dhamija, Sushil […]