S. RAVINDRA BHAT, DIPANKAR DATTA
Initiatives for Inclusion Foundation – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.
1. The writ-petitioner organisation, approaches this court under Article 32 of the Constitution, seeking issuance of appropriate orders directing the respondents [Union government, and each State/UT government – collectively referred to as ‘respondent-state’] to take steps for implementing the provisions of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 read with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013 [hereafter “Act/POSH Act” or “Act” and “Rules/POSH Rules” respectively]. The detailed claims1[The following abbreviations have been used in the writ petition, as well as in this judgment hereafter: “LCC” or “LC” mean ‘Local Committee’ (as per Act 23/2016 which amended ‘local complaints committee’ to ‘local committee’); and “ICC” or “IC” to mean ‘Internal Complaints Committee’] are extracted verbatim:
“1. To issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or an appropriate writ, order or direction as may be necessary:-
a. Directing all the Respondents, i.e. Union of I
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