{"id":2031,"date":"2026-01-23T09:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2026-03-02T07:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:10:57","slug":"posh-newsletter-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/newsletter\/posh-newsletter-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"POSH Newsletter January, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2031\" class=\"elementor elementor-2031\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/internal-committee-of-the-aggrieved-womans-workplace-has-jurisdiction-third-party-sexual-harassment\/\">Internal Committee of the Aggrieved Woman\u2019s Workplace has Jurisdiction: Third Party Sexual Harassment<\/a><\/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<p><a href=\"#1\">Can an Internal Committee (IC) can inquire into a sexual harassment complaint when the accused works in another organization or department?<\/a><\/p>\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\/internal-committee-of-the-aggrieved-womans-workplace-has-jurisdiction-third-party-sexual-harassment\/\">\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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/consensual-teacher-student-relationship-a-moral-lapse-or-sexual-harassment\/\">Consensual Teacher-Student Relationship- A moral Lapse or Sexual Harassment?<\/a><\/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<p><a href=\"#2\">What if a teacher and a student were in a consensual relationship -one that continued years after the student left the institution- and no criminal complaint was ever filed?<\/a><\/p>\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\/consensual-teacher-student-relationship-a-moral-lapse-or-sexual-harassment\/\">\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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/supreme-court-flags-gaps-in-posh-compliance-reiterates-statutory-duty-to-ensure-safe-workplaces\/\">Supreme Court Flags Gaps in POSH Compliance, Reiterates Statutory Duty to Ensure Safe Workplaces<\/a><\/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<p><a href=\"#3\">Over 25 years after the Vishaka guidelines and over a decade since the enactment of the POSH Act, the Supreme Cort had issued a sharp reminder: non-compliance with POSH Law is still widespread.<br \/><\/a><\/p>\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-flags-gaps-in-posh-compliance-reiterates-statutory-duty-to-ensure-safe-workplaces\/\">\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\/internal-committee-of-the-aggrieved-womans-workplace-has-jurisdiction-third-party-sexual-harassment\/\">Internal Committee of the Aggrieved Woman\u2019s Workplace has Jurisdiction: Third Party Sexual Harassment<\/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\"><em>Can an Internal Committee (IC) can inquire into a sexual harassment complaint when the accused works in another organization or department?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">This question often arises in third party sexual harassment cases and has been a recurring concern for employers and IC Members.<\/p>\n<p id=\"#1\" class=\"para__content\">In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court has provided a much need clarity by affirming that the IC at the aggrieved woman\u2019s workplace does have the jurisdiction to inquire into the complaint, even when the respondent is from a different organization or workplace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">If you also have had this same concern or have ever wondered which IC has jurisdiction in such cases, our latest article breaks down the ruling, the reasoning and what it means for employers and IC members in practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">Read the article for clarity and key takeaways: <a href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/internal-committee-of-the-aggrieved-womans-workplace-has-jurisdiction-third-party-sexual-harassment\/\">https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/internal-committee-of-the-aggrieved-womans-workplace-has-jurisdiction-third-party-sexual-harassment\/<\/a><\/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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623bff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"623bff1\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" 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\/>\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\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\/consensual-teacher-student-relationship-a-moral-lapse-or-sexual-harassment\/\">Consensual Teacher-Student Relationship- A moral Lapse or Sexual Harassment?<\/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\"><em>What if a teacher and a student were in a consensual relationship -one that continued years after the student left the institution- and no criminal complaint was ever filed?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\"><em>Can such a relationship be labelled as sexual harassment? Can a teacher be dismissed solely on the grounds of morality?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">The recent High Court ruling answers these questions-drawing a sharp line between consent and coercion and ethics and legality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">To know what the court held and why it matters- read our detailed article: <a href=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/consensual-teacher-student-relationship-a-moral-lapse-or-sexual-harassment\/\">https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/articles\/consensual-teacher-student-relationship-a-moral-lapse-or-sexual-harassment\/<\/a><\/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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f999a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77f999a\" 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\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Consensual-Teacher-Student-Relationship-1-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2042\" alt=\"Consensual Teacher-Student Relationship\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Consensual-Teacher-Student-Relationship-1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Consensual-Teacher-Student-Relationship-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Consensual-Teacher-Student-Relationship-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Consensual-Teacher-Student-Relationship-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Consensual-Teacher-Student-Relationship-1.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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-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\/supreme-court-flags-gaps-in-posh-compliance-reiterates-statutory-duty-to-ensure-safe-workplaces\/\">Supreme Court Flags Gaps in POSH Compliance, Reiterates Statutory Duty to Ensure Safe Workplaces<\/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\">Over 25 years after the Vishaka guidelines and over a decade since the enactment of the POSH Act, the Supreme Cort had issued a sharp reminder: non-compliance with POSH Law is still widespread and unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">Taking a firm stand, the Apex Court had:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>Directed all High Courts to report on the constitution of Internal\/Gender Sensitization Committees across courts, tribunals, bar associations and allied bodies;<\/li>\n \t<li>Ordered all States and Union Territories to appoint District and Nodal Officers, as mandated under the POSH Act<\/li>\n \t<li>Pulled up authorities for inadequate awareness of the SHe-box portal, stressing the need for wider public outreach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"para__content\">The message is quite clear: <em>POSH Compliance is a binding statutory obligation and non-negotiable<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para__content\">To understand why this intervention matters and what it means for 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