29th May 2023 saw the murder of a young a 16-year-old girl captured on CCTV camera in Delhi as was brutally stabbed 20 times and bludgeoned to death by her boyfriend reviving debate around the ‘bystander effect’. The CCTV visuals also appeared where the accused can be seen stabbing the girl multiple times and then...
The Supreme Court has in its judgement dated 12th May 2023 directed the Union of India and all States/UTs to file their affidavits within eight weeks for reporting compliance to the POSH Act. The SC held “However salutary this enactment may be, it will never succeed in providing dignity and respect that women deserve at...
UncategorizedThe Supreme Court of India is set to rectify compliance lapses of the POSH act.
May 18, 20230
POSH ACT, 2013 Directions issued by the Supreme Court in Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa and Others, Civil Appeal No. 2482 of 2014, dated 12.05.2023. The Supreme Court, in the above judgment, has issued certain directions to the Central and State Governments to ensure compliance by the ‘employers’ with the provisions of ‘The Sexual...