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Scandalizing The Judiciary: An Analysis Of The Uneven Response Of The Supreme Court Of India To Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Judges, Sanjay Jain, Saranya Mishra
Scandalizing The Judiciary: An Analysis Of The Uneven Response Of The Supreme Court Of India To Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Judges, Sanjay Jain, Saranya Mishra
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The Supreme Court of India (SC) pronounced a momentous judgment in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan in 1997, categorically recognizing the menace of sexual harassment (SH) at workplace and constitutionally rendering it as being in violation of fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India 1950. The Court also provided a mechanism for redressal against SH, which was ultimately reinforced by Parliament with the enactment of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 (POSH Act). However, when it comes to allegations of SH against judges in the SC and High Courts …