The Law Related to Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment at Workplace in India: An Analysis

Abstract

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 aims to prevent sexual harassment at workplace and seeks to provide method for redressing the complaints of sexual harassment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Act provides for the specific mechanism for speedy and cheap disposal of the complaint. This Act is divided into VIII chapters comprising a total of thirty Sections. The purpose of this paper is to provide the detailed analysis of this legislation. This paper throws light onsome grey areas of this legislation which needs to be addressed. It may be hoped that the existing legislation may be suffice to tackle with the problem of sexual harassment of women at workplace. But this problem cannot be abolished only through the passing of legislation rather it also demands the social awakening and change in the attitude of masses imperative to create equal social status and due respect.