Supreme Court: In a public interest litigation seeking the protection of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) members from arbitrary and retaliatory actions at private workplaces taken against them for decisions taken while conducting inquiries on complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace, the Division Bench of Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ issued notice to the Union while seeking response from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and National Commission for Women.
ICC at workplaces is constituted under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Act, 2013 mandates the constitution of an ICC at every workplace with more than ten workers. In the public sector, among other things, ICC members are provided a fixed tenure and protection from arbitrary termination.
Source: Press
[Janaki Chaudhry v. Ministry of Women and Child Development, W.P.(C) No. 796/2024, decided on: 06-12-2024]
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