Decision path
1
Fix the legal period and forum.
Identify the Act/Code, transition, appropriate Government and territorial jurisdiction.
Identify the Act/Code, transition, appropriate Government and territorial jurisdiction.
2
Freeze the evidence.
Preserve appointment, payroll, notices, orders, portal acknowledgements and witness material.
Preserve appointment, payroll, notices, orders, portal acknowledgements and witness material.
3
Read the controlling cases.
Extract the ratio, paragraph locator, relief, later treatment and factual limits.
Extract the ratio, paragraph locator, relief, later treatment and factual limits.
Source-closed Supreme Court records
Vishaka v State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court framed binding workplace safeguards to protect equality, dignity and the right to work until legislation occupied the field.
Apparel Export Promotion Council v A.K. Chopra
The Court upheld the disciplinary approach and emphasised that sexual harassment must be assessed through dignity, unwelcome conduct and workplace impact rather than an artificially narrow physical-contact test.
Medha Kotwal Lele v Union of India
The Court reinforced implementation duties and required complaint committees to function as effective inquiry mechanisms rather than symbolic bodies.
Aureliano Fernandes v State of Goa
The Court stressed faithful POSH implementation, properly constituted committees, trained members and observance of natural justice in proceedings that may have serious service consequences.
Union of India v Dilip Paul
The Court examined disciplinary findings through the governing standard of proof, record-based review and the limits of judicial interference, while preserving procedural fairness.
Additional District and Sessions Judge X v Registrar General, High Court of Madhya Pradesh
The Court examined the need for an unbiased, credible process and safeguards capable of addressing institutional power and conflict concerns.
Finin2min checklist
- What fact determines coverage or status?
- Who carries the evidentiary burden?
- Which authority or tribunal has jurisdiction?
- What is the limitation trigger?
- Is the cited proposition still good law after statutory change?
- What operational record would prove compliance?