A division bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai stated the difficulty would fall “solely within the area of the parliament”. The bench refused to entertain the plea. Ultimately, the petitioner was given the freedom to withdraw his plea.
The petitioner, Supreme Courtroom advocate Yogamaya MG, had moved the courtroom highlighting non-compliance with the PoSH Act by political events, notably in terms of structure of inner complaints committee (ICC) to take care of sexual harassment complaints.
The petitioner sought that the definitions of “office” and “employer” underneath the PoSH Act be harmoniously interpreted to make the Act relevant to political events. The petitioner had earlier additionally approached the apex courtroom over the identical challenge. Nevertheless, the courtroom had then requested the petitioner to first method the Election Fee of India (ECI).
