New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court today issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking extension of protections under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) to women advocates registered with State Bar Councils and practicing before courts.
The petition, filed by advocate Seema Joshi author of Breaking the Silence: A Handbook on the POSH Act and a member of the Internal Committee of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) also seeks directions to Bar Councils and Bar Associations to constitute Internal Committees to hear complaints of sexual harassment from women lawyers.
A Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan issued not...