Majority of Internal Complaints Committee Reports Under POSH Act Found 'Shockingly' Biased in Favor of Workplace; Cannot Influence Police Report Filed on Victim's Complaint: Kerala High Court

In a recent judgment, the Kerala High Court clarified that the report or findings of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), formed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), cannot override the police report when a complaint alleging sexual harassment is filed at the workplace. The court noted that ICC reports in such cases often show a unilateral and biased approach, favoring…