Sexual harassment of women current scenario of Indian Hospitals.

ABSTRACT

Sexual Harassment of women at work place is prevalent throughout the globe. India is no exception to this evil based on gender discrimination especially in health care set ups, is a grave form of human rights violation of a almost half of the human folk. Although the Hon’ble Apex Court of India has ruled in 1997 regarding the implementation of guidelines to prevent sexual harassment of women at work place, but without effective implementation, results in violation of human rights of working women as well as service consumers in Indian hospitals. The Bill on this issue is also pending in the Parliament for its nod since 2005. This paper deals with current scenario of Sexual Harassment of Women in Indian Hospitals, the Supreme Court of India’s views, Brief dissuasion of New Bill on the issue, so that persons involved in this noble profession can be made aware of their duties and rights to prevent human rights violations involved with this issue.