{"id":1840,"date":"2025-10-29T09:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:34:31","slug":"posh-newsletter-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/newsletter\/posh-newsletter-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"POSH Newsletter October, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1840\" class=\"elementor elementor-1840\" 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\">Tamil Nadu Becomes First Indian State to Mandate LGBTQIA+ Sensitisation in Medical Education.<\/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 State of Tamil Nadu becomes the first to take a significant step toward inclusive healthcare to mandate LGBTQIA+ sensitisation and transgender health training across all levels of medical education. <\/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\/articles\/tamil-nadu-becomes-first-indian-state-to-mandate-lgbtqia-sensitisation-in-medical-education\/\">\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\">Facebook, WhatsApp is Workplace Under Posh Law: Delhi 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-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\">The POSH Act was enacted with the core objective of protecting women from sexual harassment at workplace and ensuring a safe, dignified and respectful working environment.\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\/facebook-whatsapp-is-workplace-under-posh-law-delhi-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-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\">Departmental Exoneration No Shield in Sexual Harassment cases.<\/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\">The Hon\u2019ble Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that being cleared in a departmental or ICC inquiry cannot automatically absolve an accused in a sexual harassment case.<\/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\/departmental-exoneration-no-shield-in-sexual-harassment-cases\/\">\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\">Conundrum of Gender identities (sensitive data) in Educational Institutions.<\/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\">India has made a remarkable progress in recognizing the rights of transgender persons. \nYet, despite legal reforms, true inclusion of transgender persons in educational institutions remains a challenge.\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-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\/conundrum-of-gender-identities-sensitive-data-in-educational-institutions\/\">\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\/articles\/tamil-nadu-becomes-first-indian-state-to-mandate-lgbtqia-sensitisation-in-medical-education\/\">Tamil Nadu Becomes First Indian State to Mandate LGBTQIA+ Sensitisation in Medical Education.<\/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 State of Tamil Nadu becomes the first to take a significant step toward inclusive healthcare to mandate LGBTQIA+ sensitisation and transgender health training across all levels of medical education.<\/p><p class=\"para__content\">The Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) has directed that every Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme must now include sessions on- Inclusive healthcare practices, Ethical responsibilities of healthcare professionals toward sexual and gender minorities<\/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-8657ad7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8657ad7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f203be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f203be2\" 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\/2025\/10\/Mandate-LGBTQIA-Sensitisation.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Mandate LGBTQIA+ Sensitisation\" 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\/facebook-whatsapp-is-workplace-under-posh-law-delhi-high-court\/\">Facebook, WhatsApp is Workplace Under Posh Law: Delhi 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-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\">The POSH Act was enacted with the core objective of protecting women from sexual harassment at workplace and ensuring a safe, dignified and respectful working environment.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">\n\nBut this immediately raises an important question- what exactly constitutes a \u2018workplace\u2019 under the Act and where does its ambit end? Can inappropriate interactions on these platforms also fall within the ambit of \u2018workplace\u2019 under the POSH Act? \n<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">\nThe Hon\u2019ble Delhi High Court has delivered several crucial legal issues regarding the scope of the workplace under the POSH Act.<\/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-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-851c685 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"851c685\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be74b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be74b69\" 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\/2025\/10\/facebook-or-whatsapp.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"facebook , whatsapp is a workplace\" 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\/departmental-exoneration-no-shield-in-sexual-harassment-cases\/\">Departmental Exoneration No Shield in Sexual Harassment cases.<\/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\">The Hon\u2019ble Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that being cleared in a departmental or ICC inquiry cannot automatically absolve an accused in a sexual harassment case. The Court emphasized that internal findings and criminal trials operate in distinct spheres with different objectives and standards of proof.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">In this article, the authors have discussed the facts, key issues the precedents laid down by the court including the dictum where the sole testimony of the Complainant is sufficient to bring a conviction against the accused.<\/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-2864a48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2864a48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb5e3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cb5e3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893a7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"893a7f3\" 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\/2025\/10\/Departmental-exoneration.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Departmental exoneration\" 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-299b326 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"299b326\" 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-1965a2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1965a2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0782b00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0782b00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2f79e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee2f79e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a297b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a297b89\" 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\/conundrum-of-gender-identities-sensitive-data-in-educational-institutions\/\">Conundrum of Gender identities (sensitive data) in Educational Institutions.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa7310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caa7310\" 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=\"4\" class=\"para__content\">India has made a remarkable progress in recognizing the rights of transgender persons. \nYet, despite legal reforms, true inclusion of transgender persons in educational institutions remains a challenge. The gap between policy and practice continues to impact thousands of students who deserve dignity, safety and equal opportunities.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">In this article, the authors delve into the impact of NLSA Judgment on Education sector, various rights that the transgender persons have in an educational setting, the issue of sexual harassment and privacy and the conflict between the POSH Act and the Transgender Act.<\/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-4e6d811 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e6d811\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b180c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b180c\" 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\/2025\/10\/Conundrum-of-Gender-identities.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Conundrum of Gender identities\" 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>Tamil Nadu Becomes First Indian State to Mandate LGBTQIA+ Sensitisation in Medical Education. The State of Tamil Nadu becomes the first to take a significant step toward inclusive healthcare to mandate LGBTQIA+ sensitisation and transgender health training across all levels of medical education. Click here to Read More Facebook, WhatsApp is Workplace Under Posh Law: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POSH Newsletter October, 2025 - POSH Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POSH Newsletter October 2025 by S.S. 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