Summary:
The woman had contended that any unwelcome physical contact amounted to sexual harassment. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, who made the observation, also said that even an accidental physical contact, though unwelcome, would not amount to sexual harassment. Agreeing with the committee’s finding, the high court said, “Undoubtedly, physical contact or advances would constitute sexual harassment provided such physical contact is a part of the sexually determined behaviour. more-inAll unwelcome physical contact cannot be called sexual harassment unless it is in the nature of a sexually-oriented behaviour, the Delhi High Court has said. “Similarly, a physical contact which has no undertone of a sexual nature and is not occasioned by the gender of the complainant may not necessarily amount to sexual harassment,” the court said..