Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
In which one of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India lay down exhaustive guidelines for preventing sexual harassment of working women at their place of work?
AHussainara Khatoon vs State of Bihar
BDelhi Domestic Working Women's Forum vs Union of India
COlga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation
DVishaka vs State of Rajasthan and others ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Vishaka vs State of Rajasthan and others — The guidelines on sexual harassment at the workplace were laid down in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, so it is the answer.
Explanation
★The guidelines on sexual harassment at the workplace were laid down in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, so it is the answer.
★Vishaka and other women's groups filed a Public Interest Litigation against the State of Rajasthan and the Union of India.
★The petition sought to uphold the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.
★The Supreme Court relied on international norms and conventions to interpret the guarantees of gender equality and the right to work with dignity.
★The Court laid down comprehensive guidelines to prevent sexual harassment of women at their workplaces, known as the Vishaka Guidelines.
★These guidelines later formed the basis of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013.
★For NET, link Vishaka (1997) with Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g) and 21 and the POSH Act, 2013.
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