State Government Directed to Frame Rules Under PoSH Act and Consider Establishing Separate Department for Women Empowerment: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has issued a significant directive to the State of Tamil Nadu, urging the government to frame and implement effective rules for the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, often referred to as the PoSH Act. Justice RN Manjula, delivering the judgment, highlighted the absence of necessary rules, which has hindered the proper enforcement of the Act in the state. Despite acknowledging…