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Hawelikar & Associates
Hawelikar & Associates is a renowned and leading law firm in Navi Mumbai having decades of experience. The firm has its team of highly qualified, knowledgeable and experienced Advocates having vast experience in various fields of law.
The Firm has also acquired expertise in the cases related to Sexual Harassment at Work Place which are commonly known as PoSH Cases. The GOI has enacted a new act Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 which provides protection against sexual harassment of women at work place.
It is held that the sexual harassment results in violation of fundamental rights of women to equality under article 14 & 15 of the Constitution of India and her right to life, to live with dignity under article 21 of the Constitution of India. Also it is held that it is a right of women to practice any profession or to carry out any occupation, trade or business which includes the right to safe environment free from sexual harassment.
After the enactment of the Act, it is mandatory for all the organization having more than 10 employees/staff should have their own Internal Complaint Committee and PoSH policy in place where an aggrieved women can file her complaint.
The firm is one of those top law firms who has been providing services of drafting PoSH Policies, assisting in conducting investigation, External Member Empanelment, providing assistance in drafting of complaints for the aggrieved person as well as for the person against whom PoSH complaint is initiated, legal advisories etc. The firm has acquired trust among its clients by their consistent hardwork, professionalism, transparency and timely reporting. We are giving the best possible advice to our clients. Our lawyers are more than just problem-solvers.