{"id":1797,"date":"2025-09-25T11:40:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:30:56","slug":"posh-newsletter-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/newsletter\/posh-newsletter-september-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"POSH Newsletter September, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1797\" class=\"elementor elementor-1797\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590fe14 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"590fe14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be9e3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7be9e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3babfc9 fix-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3babfc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating \u2018Hostile Work Environment\u2019 does not fall under the scope of POSH Act: Kerala High Court <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75204ec text__font elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75204ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#1\">The Kerala High Court has clarified that creating a \u2018hostile work environment\u2019 alone does not fall within the scope of the POSH Act unless it involves sexual harassment. This judgment reinforces the Act\u2019s specific focus on safeguarding against sexual misconduct in the workplace.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61f25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c61f25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/creating-hostile-work-environment-does-not-fall-under-scope-of-posh-act-kerala-high-court\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7adad3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7adad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554f0ff fix-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"554f0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supreme Court Directs District-Wise Survey to Ascertain POSH Act Compliance by Employer:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cbe70 text__font elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30cbe70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#2\">\nIn August 2025, the Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court of India made a more decisive move to bridge this gap. In a directive issued by Hon\u2019ble Mr. Justices B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan, in the landmark case of Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa &#038; Ors., ordered a district-wise survey across the country to verify whether employers in both public and private sectors have complied with the POSH Act\u2019s requirements.\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2eb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a2eb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/supreme-court-directs-district-wise-survey-to-ascertain-posh-act-compliance-by-employer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46d6a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d46d6a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92fd769 fix-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92fd769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forgive the wrongdoer but do not forget the wrongdoing: Supreme Court<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f63d4 text__font elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03f63d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#3\">In a recent decision by the Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court in V.P. v. N.K.C dismissed a sexual harassment appeal as time-barred but ordered the judgment be permanently recorded in the Vice-Chancellor\u2019s resume. <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c78ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4c78ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/forgive-the-wrongdoer-but-do-not-forget-the-wrongdoing-supreme-court\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be0f6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5be0f6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1795dfb fix-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1795dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supreme Court seeks BCI reply on plea to extend POSH Act to lawyers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badbad8 text__font elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"badbad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#4\">Faced with a critical question, whether POSH act extends protection to female Advocate, the Apex Court of the Country sends a notice to the Bar Council and Bar Association for reply. It will be interesting to see how the case unfolds!<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d43be elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0d43be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/supreme-court-seeks-bci-reply-on-plea-to-extend-posh-act-to-lawyers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b40ea0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b40ea0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-GM94xNj e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"GM94xNj\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laxMVsK e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"laxMVsK\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8dd051 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8dd051\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-Czs3BRf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"Czs3BRf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/creating-hostile-work-environment-does-not-fall-under-scope-of-posh-act-kerala-high-court\/\">Creating \u2018Hostile Work Environment\u2019 does not fall under the scope of POSH Act: Kerala High Court <\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-XQTMtHI elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"XQTMtHI\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"1\" class=\"para__content\">The Kerala High Court has clarified that creating a \u2018hostile work environment\u2019 alone does not fall within the scope of the POSH Act unless it involves sexual harassment. This judgment reinforces the Act\u2019s specific focus on safeguarding against sexual misconduct in the workplace.\nTo bring clarity to this, we have examined a judicial pronouncement by the Kerala High Court that reinforces this interpretation of the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-mr4JJ95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"mr4JJ95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1041d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1041d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9aa54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc9aa54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hostile-Work-Environment.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Hostile-Work-Environment\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8579ac2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8579ac2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c348c7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c348c7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35f097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c35f097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc0441 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fc0441\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6429a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6429a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/supreme-court-directs-district-wise-survey-to-ascertain-posh-act-compliance-by-employer\/\">Supreme Court Directs District-Wise Survey to Ascertain POSH Act Compliance by Employer:<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3906e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3906e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"2\" class=\"para__content\">For over a decade, the POSH Act, 2013, has been the backbone of India\u2019s efforts to create safer workplaces. Yet, the gap between law and practice remains wide.<br\/>\nIn August 2025, the Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court of India made a more decisive move to bridge this gap. In a directive issued by <em>Hon\u2019ble Mr. Justices B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan, <\/em>in the landmark case of<em> Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa &amp; Ors.,<\/em> ordered a district-wise survey across the country to verify whether employers in both public and private sectors have complied with the POSH Act\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"strong-text\">The Court\u2019s Directive Dated August 2025:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"unordered__list\">\n \t<li>District-Level Surveys<\/li>\n \t<li>Survey reports to be submitted to the Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court and the State and UT authorities.<\/li>\n \t<li>States and Union Territories must upload data to the online She-Box<\/li>\n \t<li>Non-compliant employers to face stringent regulatory consequences as per section 26 of the POSH Act<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a5ae8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05a5ae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a4e4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1a4e4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5a403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f5a403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Supreme-Court-mandate.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Supreme Court mandate\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddba30c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ddba30c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b3486 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28b3486\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cdc94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57cdc94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b078f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03b078f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29beb8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29beb8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/forgive-the-wrongdoer-but-do-not-forget-the-wrongdoing-supreme-court\/\">Forgive the wrongdoer but do not forget the wrongdoing: Supreme Court<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441124d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"441124d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"3\" class=\"para__content\">In a recent decision by the Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court in V.P. v. 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It will be interesting to see how the case unfolds!<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">To explore the development journey of POSH Act through the landmark case that led to the implementation of the Act to High Court directions on the constitution of ICs and what it entail women lawyers seeking protection from sexual harassment, click on the link below to our article on this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da4a42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7da4a42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001fe81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"001fe81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1797f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f1797f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BCI-Reply.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"BCI Reply\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating \u2018Hostile Work Environment\u2019 does not fall under the scope of POSH Act: Kerala High Court The Kerala High Court has clarified that creating a \u2018hostile work environment\u2019 alone does not fall within the scope of the POSH Act unless it involves sexual harassment. 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