The Madras High Court has commended the Tamil Nadu government for having implemented most of a series of directions issued by it since November 21, 2024, for preventing sexual harassment of women at workplaces and discouraging misogynistic attitudes amongst the employees.
Justice R.N. Manjula wrote: “The overall response and interest shown by the State Government in implementing the directions is no doubt commendable.” She also appreciated Additional Advocate General M. Ajmal Khan and other law officers for having shown keen interest on the issue.
After recording the submission of a central government senior panel counsel that the Centre was keenly watching the proactive steps taken by the Tamil Nadu government and that it was equally committed to taking similar actions, the judge said: “Such a commitment is no doubt the need of the hour.”
Listing out the directions that had been complied with by the State government so far, the judge said, the State had formulated a Standard Operating Procedure for effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 shortly known as POSH Act.
She appreciated the State Commission for Women for having taken pains to prepare a draft which was of great assistance to the government in framing the SOP published through a Government Order issued by the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment department on June 19, 2025.
