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Section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: constitution of the Internal Committee

Every employer of a workplace must, by an order in writing, constitute the Internal Committee. It has a Presiding Officer who is a woman at a senior level, not less than two Members from among employees, and one outside Member from a non-governmental organisation or association committed to the...

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Section 1 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: short title, extent, commencement and the scheme of the Act

Section 1 has three sub-sections. Sub-section (1) names the law as the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Sub-section (2) says it extends to the whole of India. Sub-section (3) says it comes into force on the date the Central Government...

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Section 2 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: aggrieved woman, appropriate Government, Chairperson, District Officer, domestic worker, employee and employer

An aggrieved woman at a workplace is a woman "of any age whether employed or not" who alleges sexual harassment by the respondent; in a dwelling place or house, she is a woman of any age who is employed there. An employee covers regular, temporary, ad hoc and daily wage staff, contractors' people...

7 min read09 Oct 2026

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Section 2 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: Internal Committee, Local Committee, Member, Presiding Officer, respondent, workplace and unorganised sector

The Internal Committee and Local Committee are the two bodies set up under sections 4 and 6. A respondent is the person against whom the aggrieved woman has made a complaint under section 9. Workplace has six sub-clauses, including private organisations, hospitals, sports venues, any place visited...

6 min read11 Oct 2026

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Section 3 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: prevention of sexual harassment and the five circumstances

No woman shall be subjected to sexual harassment at any workplace. Sub-section (2) names five circumstances: an implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment, an implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment, a threat about present or future employment status, interference with work...

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Sections 5 and 20 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: District Officer, notification, duties and powers

The appropriate Government may notify a District Magistrate, an Additional District Magistrate, the Collector or a Deputy Collector as the District Officer for every district (section 5). Under section 20 the District Officer must monitor the timely submission of the report furnished by the Local...

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Section 6 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: Local Committee, constitution and jurisdiction

The District Officer constitutes a Local Committee in the district. It receives complaints of sexual harassment from establishments where the Internal Committee has not been constituted due to having less than ten workers, or where the complaint is against the employer himself. A nodal officer...

6 min read09 Oct 2026

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Sections 7-8 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: Local Committee composition, tenure, grants and audit

The District Officer nominates a Chairperson (an eminent woman in social work committed to the cause of women), one Member from women working in the block, taluka, tehsil, ward or municipality, two Members from non-governmental organisations or persons familiar with the issues (at least one a...

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Section 9 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: complaint of sexual harassment and time limit

The aggrieved woman makes a written complaint to the Internal Committee if so constituted, or to the Local Committee if it is not, within three months from the date of the incident, or from the date of the last incident in a series. If she cannot write it, the committee must give all reasonable...

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Section 10 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: conciliation before inquiry

The Internal Committee or the Local Committee may, at the request of the aggrieved woman and before initiating an inquiry under section 11, take steps to settle the matter through conciliation. No monetary settlement may be made as a basis of conciliation. A settlement must be recorded and...

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Section 1 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: short title, extent, commencement and the scheme of the Act

Section 2 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: aggrieved woman, appropriate Government, Chairperson, District Officer, domestic worker, employee and employer

Section 2 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: Internal Committee, Local Committee, Member, Presiding Officer, respondent, workplace and unorganised sector

Section 3 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: prevention of sexual harassment and the five circumstances

Sections 5 and 20 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: District Officer, notification, duties and powers

Section 6 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: Local Committee, constitution and jurisdiction

Sections 7-8 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: Local Committee composition, tenure, grants and audit

Section 9 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: complaint of sexual harassment and time limit

Section 10 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: conciliation before inquiry

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