Dr Sohail Malik vs Union Of India

The Supreme Court examined whether an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted at one Department of the Government of India has the jurisdiction to entertain a complaint under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, against an employee working in a different Department. The court analyzed the scope of the POSH Act and the jurisdictional boundaries of ICCs within government departments. The Court upheld the jurisdictional challenge, ruling that ICCs are limited to their respective departments and cannot entertain complaints against employees of other departments. The judgment clarifies the territorial and departmental jurisdiction of ICCs under the POSH Act.