Gundecha brothers sexual harassment case: 12 women move HC seeking action against musicians

The applicants are former students of music school Dhrupad Sansthan and now live outside India.

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· Jun 27, 2022 · 11:27 am

Workplaces with over 10 employees must have committees to probe sexual harassment cases, says Centre

State governments are required to set up panels in each district to receive complaints from those working at organisations with less than 10 employees.

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· Mar 21, 2022 · 07:02 pm

SC orders reinstatement of judicial officer who had resigned alleging sexual harassment by HC judge

The woman alleged that she had been transferred as she had rejected advances made by one of the then sitting judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

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· Feb 10, 2022 · 01:57 pm

Karnataka High Court allows filing of SIT report on rape allegations against BJP’s Ramesh Jarkiholi

The state government indicated that it would file a closure report in the sexual assault case.

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· Feb 03, 2022 · 04:07 pm

Solicitor general opposes reinstatement of judicial officer who had accused HC judge of harassment

The Supreme Court has reserved its order.

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· Feb 02, 2022 · 05:21 pm

Football: Former Chelsea and ISL manager Avram Grant faces Fifa probe over sexual harassment

In an investigative report by an Israeli Channel, it was revealed that Grant had made unwelcome approaches while claiming to help them progress their careers.

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· Feb 02, 2022 · 01:03 pm

Delhi HC agrees to look into MJ Akbar’s plea against Priya Ramani’s acquittal in defamation case

Ramani, a journalist, had accused Akbar of sexual harassment in 2018 after which the former Union minister had filed the defamation case against her.

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· Jan 13, 2022 · 03:38 pm

Important for courts to uphold spirit of right in sexual harassment cases, says Supreme Court

The court made the statement while hearing a case related to accusations of sexual misconduct against a Border Security Force head constable.

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· Dec 04, 2021 · 11:33 am

In Australian Parliament, one in three staff faced sexual harassment, finds report

The Australian government had commissioned the inquiry after a former parliament employee said that she had been raped by a colleague in a minister’s office.

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· Dec 01, 2021 · 06:05 pm

Bombay HC issues guidelines for protecting identity of those involved in workplace harassment cases

The judge said no media reporting of such verdicts should be allowed without getting approval of the court

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· Sep 28, 2021 · 10:22 am

Punjab CM should be removed over sexual harassment accusation, says women’s panel chief

National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma alleged that Charanjit Singh Channi had sent an inappropriate text message to a woman officer in 2018.

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· Sep 21, 2021 · 09:45 am

Trial court erroneously acquitted Priya Ramani in defamation case, MJ Akbar’s counsel tells Delhi HC

The court issued a notice to Ramani and the matter will be heard next on January 13, 2022.

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· Aug 11, 2021 · 04:02 pm