Tag: Sexual Harassment

Source: moneycontrol.com A 2004 sexual harassment case against angel investor Mahesh Murthy has been quashed by the Bombay High Court. The court noted that the complainant has not “properly explained” why a case was filed 14 years after the incident. The suburban Bandra Police had registered the case against Murthy in March 2018 under Indian Penal

Source: indianexpress.com When her name was called out Saturday to receive the gold medal for standing first in her LL.M class at the National Law University, Delhi, Surbhi Karwa was at work. “Unfortunately, she is not here. We will award her the medal in absentia,” Prof (Dr) G S Bajpai, the university registrar, said during

Source: hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a public interest petition (PIL) seeking new guidelines to protect the identities of persons accused of sexual harassment or assault, issuing notices to the government for its view on the demand. The petition, filed by the Youth Bar Association of India, said allegations carry

Source- timesnownews.com New Delhi: Accused on charges of sexual harassment, journalist-turned-politician M J Akbar has employed a team of 97 lawyers to represent him to fight his case against journalist Priya Ramani, who is among 15 women journalists who have accused Akbar of sexual harassment. The skewed equation of the case clearly shows the might of Akbar,

Source:- bbc.com Bhanwari Devi is an unlikely heroine. Nearly a quarter of a century after the illiterate, low-caste woman was allegedly gang-raped by her high-caste neighbours in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, she refuses to give up her fight for justice. It was her case that resulted in the Indian Supreme Court formulating guidelines

Source:- thequint.com On Wednesday, after more than a fortnight of waiting and watching – a fortnight since the first woman spoke up anonymously against TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar, accusing him of sexual harassment – an FIR was filed against him. One of the women who had personally spoken, two days before the complaint was lodged,