Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan

Issue

Educational issue addressed in Workplace — sexual harassment.

Principle

Laid down binding guidelines against workplace sexual harassment — the framework later codified by the POSH Act, 2013.

Derived from Lekha's curated record for Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan (Supreme Court of India, 1997). No reporter citation is asserted here — read the judgment at the official source and confirm with a qualified advocate. Beta, pending named-expert review.

🏛️ Acts it touches

Referenced in 80 judgments in the open corpus · most recent 2026

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This judgment cites

• Article 32 in Constitution of India
• Article 14 in Constitution of India
• Article 21 in Constitution of India
• Article 15 in Constitution of India
• Article 19(1)(g) in Constitution of India
• Article 19 in Constitution of India

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