SC to hear Plea seeking extension of POSH Law to Women Advocates
When Privacy is Violated: Can such Cyber Acts be called Sexual Harassment?
NCW Urges Gender Sensitive Cyber Law Reforms
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association plea seeking extension of the applicability of POSH Law to women advocates. This comes in response to the Bombay High Court ruling which held that the POSH Act shall not be applicable to members of the legal profession.
In order to understand the basis of the Bombay High Court’s ruling, the grounds on which the present challenge has been filed, and why the Supreme Court has now agreed to consider this issue, refer to our article below:
https://ssrana.in/articles/sc-to-hear-plea-seeking-extension-of-posh-law-to-women-advocates/
It took nothing more than a single unchanged default password- Admin 123 for one of India’s most disturbing cases of digital sexual exploitation to unfold. What began as a simple cybersecurity lapse at a maternity hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat, rapidly escalated into a national scandal-compelling us to confront an urgent question:
When women’s intimate moments are secretly recorded, sexualized and circulated online, can such acts be called sexual harassment? Or physical touch is the only threshold?
This incident forces a deeper examination of how sexual harassment has expanded into the digital sphere- and what legal, data privacy and ethical implication arise when technology becomes a tool of violation.
To know more about this, please refer to our article below: https://ssrana.in/posh-law/articles/when-privacy-is-violated-can-such-cyber-acts-be-called-sexual-harassment/
It is our collective responsibility to ensure that technology becomes an instrument of empowerment, not exploitation.
With this vision, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has called a comprehensive review of existing cyber laws relating to women-advocating for a digital ecosystem where laws do not merely punish offenders but actively protect dignity, autonomy and safety.
From addressing gaps to strengthening safeguards, the Commission’s recommendations signal an urgent need for a more gender-sensitive cyberspace.
To know what reforms have been proposed, refer to our article below: https://ssrana.in/posh-law/articles/ncw-urges-gender-sensitive-cyber-law-reforms/
