NEW DELHI - The law to check sexual harassment at work place which prescribes strict punishment, including termination of service, for the guilty and similar penalties in case of a frivolous complaint has come into effect from Dec 16. The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry had come under attack for delay in implementing the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 which was brought in after the outrage over the Dec 16 gangrape case, despite the fact that it had received Presidential assent on April 22, 2013. (PTI)
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