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Vishaka and others V. State of Rajasthan and others.

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work place <strong>and</strong> also published for the general information <strong>of</strong> the employees <strong>and</strong>evaluated in an appropriate manner periodically.7. Appropriate working conditions should be provided in respect <strong>of</strong> work, leisure,health <strong>and</strong> hygiene to ensure that there is no hostile environment towardswomen at the work place <strong>and</strong> no woman employee should have reasonablegrounds to believe that she is disadvantaged in connection with her employmentin that organisation.8. Women employees should not be treated as sex objects.9. No male employee shall outrage or insult the modesty <strong>of</strong> a female employe atthe work place.10. No male employee shall make any type <strong>of</strong> sexual advances to womancolleagues or woman subordinates.11. The head <strong>of</strong> the organisation shall constitute a Complaints Committee asspecified in the Judgement <strong>of</strong> the Supreme Court, i.e., the Committee shouldbe headed by a woman <strong>and</strong> not less than half <strong>of</strong> its members should bewomen. Further to prevent the possibility <strong>of</strong> any undue pressure or influencefrom senior levels such Complaints Committee should involve a third party eithera non-government organisation or other body who is familiar with the issue <strong>of</strong>sexual harassment.12. Conducting enquiry by the Complaints Committee :-(i)(ii)(iii)Any person aggrieved shall prefer a complaint before the ComplaintsCommittee at the earliest point <strong>of</strong> time <strong>and</strong> in any case within 15 daysfrom the date <strong>of</strong> occurrence <strong>of</strong> the alleged incident.The complaint shall contain all the material <strong>and</strong> relevant details concerningthe alleged sexual harassment including the names <strong>of</strong> the contravenor <strong>and</strong>the complaint shall be addressed to the Complaints Committee.If the complaint feels that she cannot disclose her identity for anyparticular reason the complainant shall address the complaint to the head<strong>of</strong> the organisation <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong> over the same in person or in a sealedcover. Upon receipt <strong>of</strong> such complaint the head <strong>of</strong> the organisation shall33

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