It will be easy to file complaint of sexual harassment in office, Supreme Court comes forward to help women

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken an important step aimed at empowering women facing sexual harassment at the workplace, from cities to remote areas. In this regard, the apex court has directed the National Legal Services Authority and the District Legal Services Authorities to provide assistance to such women in filing complaints with the internal committees or She-Box of government, private or individual firms.

Instructions given to NALSA

A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and NK Singh said in its order last week that we direct NALSA, SLSA as well as the authorities constituted at the district and taluka levels to report to any woman who is a victim of sexual harassment at the workplace. Provide facility to register your complaint effectively before the internal committee formed at the workplace. Also, if this does not happen then help the victim as per law.

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One Stop Access to Xi Box Port

Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati told the court that the Sexual Harassment Electronic (SHE) Box port provides one-stop access to every woman irrespective of her work status, whether organized or unorganized, private or public sector, and protects her from sexual harassment. Provides facility to lodge related complaints. However, amicus curiae Padma Priya told the court that it is not possible for a woman who is a victim of sexual harassment at the workplace in a remote area to access She-Box, where complaints can be filed through the internet.

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Instructions to official machinery at taluka level

The bench directed all legal services authorities as well as the official machinery up to the taluka level to ‘effectively assist and facilitate a woman facing sexual harassment at the workplace in filing a complaint, so that when such assistance is sought, he/she can file a complaint. For this purpose, adequate publicity can be done through legal awareness programmes. The bench said it hoped that the labor and women and child development departments of all states and the Center would provide all assistance to NALSA and SLSA in effective implementation of the 2013 law.