POSH Act Section 16 — Prohibition of publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings
CHAPTER V INQUIRY INTO COMPLAINT
Service / Employment
Summary
This section overrides the Right to Information Act, 2005. It prohibits publishing, communicating, or making known to the public, press, or media, in any manner, the contents of a complaint filed under section 9, the identity and addresses of the aggrieved woman, the respondent, and witnesses, any information about conciliation and inquiry proceedings, the recommendations of the Internal Committee or Local Committee, and the action taken by the employer or District Officer under this Act.
The proviso allows information to be shared about the justice secured to a victim of sexual harassment under this Act, but only if it does not disclose the name, address, identity, or any other detail that could lead to identifying the aggrieved woman or the witnesses.
Official Text
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), the contents of the complaint made under section 9, the identity and addresses of the aggrieved woman, respondent and witnesses, any information relating to conciliation and inquiry proceedings, recommendations of the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, and the action taken by the employer or the District Officer under the provisions of this Act shall not be published, communicated or made known to the public, press and media in any manner:
Provided that information may be disseminated regarding the justice secured to any vicitim of sexual harassment under this Act without disclosing the name, address, identity or any other particulars calculated to lead to the identification of the aggrieved woman and witnesses.
