Top court junks plea to bring political parties under PoSH

On Friday, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a claim that wants to take the sexual harassment of women in the law (prevention, prohibition and correction) in the workplace (prevention, prohibition and correction).

Bir Gavai, a department chaired by India Chief Justice (CJI), said the issue would fall “only in the parliamentary area”. The counter refused to entertain the defense. Finally, the petition was given the freedom to withdraw his defense.

The petition owner, the Supreme Court defender Yogamaya MG, especially to deal with sexual harassment complaints to deal with the Constitution of the Constitution of Internal Complaint (ICC), the political parties stressed that the luxury law is not complied with.
The petition owner wanted the definitions of “workplace” and “employer” to be interpreted in harmony to make the law applicable for political parties. The petition had previously approached the Apex Court on the same issue. However, the court later asked him to approach the Indian Election Commission (ECI) before the petition.