SC: Penalty for Not Providing Inquiry Report Under Sexual Harassment Act

X Vs Union Of India & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court held that Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 mandates that inquiry report ought to be given to all the concerned parties. Penalty imposed on failure to provide inquiry report. Facts- The petitioner before this Court was a Constable in the Border Security Force and she made a complaint of sexual harassment against one of the officers, who is not a party in this writ petition. According to the petitioner, since the BSF had not taken any action on the complaint made by the ...