Calcutta HC Rules Calling Women ‘Baby’ and ‘Sweety’ Not Always Sexual Harassment
The Calcutta High Court ruled that using terms like “baby” and “sweety” doesn’t always amount to sexual harassment and warned against reverse bias in sensitive cases.
The Calcutta High Court ruled that using terms like “baby” and “sweety” doesn’t always amount to sexual harassment and warned against reverse bias in sensitive cases.
In 2015, a male court staff in New Delhi accused a woman trial court judge of harassment, including verbal abuse and telling him to commit suicide. The man, who suffered from depression, filed a formal complaint citing multiple instances of mistreatment and sought a personal hearing.
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