Court Quashes Officer's Transfer Over Delayed Sexual Harassment Inquiry Under POSH Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

In a recent judgment delivered by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the transfer order of a police officer, Shankarlal Namdeo, was quashed due to the indefinite stalemate in proceedings under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). The court held that the transfer was unjustified and amounted to victimization and harassment of the officer, especially since the inquiry under the POSH Act…