Creating 'Hostile Environment' for Employee at Work Not Covered Under Scope of PoSH Act: Kerala High Court
In a key judgment interpreting the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Kerala High Court has ruled that allegations relating solely to a hostile work environment, without any element of sexual conduct or advances, do not fall within the definition of sexual harassment under the Act. The ruling was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar…
