Supreme Court Upholds Order Stating Political Parties Do Not Come Under POSH Act

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging a Kerala High Court ruling that political parties are not required to set up internal committees to address sexual harassment complaints under the POSH Act, 2013. 

The Bench held that party members are not employees, and no employer-employee relationship exists within political organisations.

The petitioner had earlier filed a PIL seeking to bring political parties under the ambit of the POSH Act, but withdrew it after the Court noted the same limitation. The present petition was similarly dismissed.

[Yogamaya MG v State of Kerala and Ors.]