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CS Executive · Setting Up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws · Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

Meera, an employee of Kaveri Textiles Pvt Ltd, wants to complain about a single incident of sexual harassment at her workplace that occurred on 10 March. Within what period from the date of incident should she ordinarily make the written complaint to the Internal Committee?

The complaint should ordinarily be made within three months from the date of the incident. Section 9 sets this limit, and for a series of incidents the three months run from the date of the last incident. An extension is possible only for recorded reasons.

  1. AThree monthsCorrect
  2. BSix months
  3. CThirty days
  4. DNinety days

Explanation

Under Section 9, the complaint must be made in writing within three months from the date of the incident. For a series of incidents, the period runs from the last incident. Six months is only the outer limit after a permitted extension of up to three months.

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