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A company in Chennai has offices in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Assam. A director asks whether the POSH Act, 2013 applies to the Assam office. What is the correct position?

The Act applies to the Assam office. Section 1(2) says the POSH Act extends to the whole of India, so no separate State notification or registered-office link is needed for it to operate at the company's branches in other States.

  1. AIt applies only to offices in metropolitan cities
  2. BIt applies only to the State where the company is registered
  3. CIt extends to the whole of India, so it applies to the Assam office as wellCorrect
  4. DIt applies only after each State separately notifies it

Explanation

Section 1(2) states that the Act extends to the whole of India. No State-wise adoption or registered-office test is needed, so the Assam office is covered.

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