Women Development Cell/CASH of GDC Ramgarh organized an awareness programme on “Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace”. The event was organized under the able guidance and supervision of Prof. (Dr.) Geetanjali Andotra, Principal of the College and was
aimed at empowering women by creating awareness about their legal rights to prevent and address sexual harassment at the workplace.
The whole programme was coordinated by Dr. Snobar, convener of the women development cell of the college. The resource person for the session was Advocate Mehrukh Syedan renowned for expertise in criminal law, civil litigation and various other legal matters. She delivered an informative lecture on the sexual harassment of women at workplace. She elaborated on the provisions of the Act, its significance, and the protection it offers to women in the workplace. She highlighted the role of the Internal Complaint Cell (ICC) and Local Complaint Cell (LCC), which serve as vital platforms for addressing sexual harassment cases both within institutions and at the local level. She also highlighted on "Vishaka Guidelines" that were stipulated by the Supreme Court of India, in Vishaka and others v State of Rajasthan case in 1997, regarding sexual harassment at workplace, a landmark case which helped with giving rise to the POSH Act, 2013. She also threw insights on welcomed and unwelcomed behaviour at work place.