Order constituting the Internal Committee under the POSH Act

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Section 4(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 says every employer of a workplace shall, by an order in writing, constitute the Committee. Where offices or units are at different places, it asks for one at each. Section 19(b) asks the employer to display the order at a conspicuous place. The order below is that document.

Section 4(2) sets who sits on it. The employer nominates a Presiding Officer, who shall be a woman employed at a senior level at the workplace from among the employees, with fallbacks if none is available. It adds "not less than two Members from amongst employees preferably committed to the cause of women or who have had experience in social work or have legal knowledge", and one member from a non-governmental organisation or association committed to the cause of women, or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment. At least one-half of the total Members nominated shall be women. The form asks you to confirm this, with the Presiding Officer counted. It cannot count the members, so check it before you sign.

Under section 4(3), the Presiding Officer and every Member hold office for the period you specify, which may run up to three years from the date of nomination. The form accepts 1 to 36 months. Section 26(1)(a) provides a fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees for failing to constitute the Committee under section 4(1). The order names no fee for the external member, because section 4(4) leaves that to the rules.

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Order constituting the Internal Committee

Kestrel Design Studio Private Limited, 14 Tulsi Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001.

Order reference: KDS/HR/2026/07

Date: 24 October 2026

Subject: Constitution of the Internal Committee under section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, for the Indore office

Under section 4(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, Kestrel Design Studio Private Limited, by this order in writing, constitutes the Internal Committee (named in section 4(1) as the Internal Complaints Committee) for the Indore office. The members below are nominated by the employer under section 4(2).

Presiding Officer: Ms Anita Deshmukh, Head of Operations.

Employee members:

No.	Name	Designation
1	Mr Rohan Verma	Senior Designer
2	Ms Kavya Nair	Account Manager

External member:

Name	Organisation or association
Ms Sunita Rao	Asha Mahila Samiti

At least one-half of all Members nominated, the Presiding Officer included, are women.

The Presiding Officer and every Member hold office for 36 months from 24 October 2026, the date of their nomination.

To contact the Committee, write to ic@kestreldesign.example or call 0731 5550142.

This order is displayed at a conspicuous place at the workplace, as section 19(b) of the Act requires.

By order of the employer,

Meera Joshi

Director

for Kestrel Design Studio Private Limited

Place and date: Indore, 24 October 2026

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The employer and the workplace

Employer's name (company, firm or proprietor) *

Employer's address *

Office or unit this Committee covers *Section 4(1) asks for a Committee at each administrative unit or office where they are at different places. Enter the office or unit this order covers.

Presiding Officer

Presiding Officer's name *Section 4(2)(a) requires the Presiding Officer to be a woman employed at a senior level. The form cannot check this. Confirm it before you sign.

Presiding Officer's designation *

Employee members

Employee members *

Employee member 1

Name *

Designation *

Section 4(2)(b) asks for "not less than two Members from amongst employees preferably committed to the cause of women or who have had experience in social work or have legal knowledge".

External member

External member's name *Section 4(2)(c) asks for one member from a non-governmental organisation or association committed to the cause of women, or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment.

Organisation or associationLeave it empty if the member is a person familiar with the issues and not nominated from an organisation.

Term, date and contact

At least one-half of all Members nominated, the Presiding Officer included, are women *

Section 4(2) requires at least one-half of the total Members nominated to be women. The Presiding Officer counts. The form cannot count the members. Choose Yes only if you have checked this.

Place where the order is made (town or city) *

Order reference numberOptional. Leave it empty if you do not number orders.

Date of the order *Today, or any day in the next seven days. The term runs from this date, the date of nomination.

Term in months *A whole number from 1 to 36. Section 4(3) allows a period not exceeding three years from the date of nomination.

Committee email address *

Committee phone number *

Name of the person who signs for the employer *

Role of the person who signs *

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Common questions

Who must be on the Internal Committee?

Section 4(2) names a Presiding Officer who shall be a woman employed at a senior level at the workplace from among the employees, "not less than two Members from amongst employees preferably committed to the cause of women or who have had experience in social work or have legal knowledge", and one member from a non-governmental organisation or association committed to the cause of women, or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment. At least one-half of the total Members nominated shall be women.

How long does a member hold office?

Section 4(3) says the Presiding Officer and every Member hold office for the period the employer specifies, up to three years from the date of their nomination. The order states your period in months from its date.

Does the order have to be displayed?

Section 19(b) says the employer shall display at a conspicuous place the order constituting the Internal Committee. The order carries a line saying it is displayed. Print it and put it up where staff can see it.

What is the penalty for not constituting the Committee?

Section 26(1)(a) provides for a fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees for failing to constitute the Committee under section 4(1).

Source: Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, sections 4(1) to 4(3), 19(b) and 26(1)(a): the order in writing, the composition, the term of up to three years from nomination, display of the order, and the fine for failing to constitute the Committee. Read 24 October 2026. Not in any of the four repeal lists of the Labour Codes read on 2026-10-18 (verify item 6), so the Act stands. The text was read on Indian Kanoon because India Code could not be reached from this machine on 2026-10-24.

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