India, Sept. 16 -- The Supreme Court is right in refusing to extend the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 or POSH Act to political parties on the grounds that the latter are not comparable with workplaces. A political party is a voluntary association of individuals who come together on the basis of a shared belief in certain values and pursue public office to implement a common vision. The relationship between a party and its cadres/members is not defined by a legally enforceable contract promising wage for labour provided within a mutually agreed and stipulated work-time and under certain norms and conditions, as in the case of a workspace. Political work is a voluntary act influenc...