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Vishakha Guidelines: A Turning Point for Women's Safety at Work What Are the Vishakha Guidelines? The Vishakha Guidelines were a set of procedural norms laid down by the Supreme Court of India in 1997 to protect women from sexual harassment at the workplace . These were formulated in response to the Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan case, which highlighted the urgent need for legal protection for working women in India. Why Were These Guidelines Proposed? The guidelines were a response to the brutal gang rape of Bhanwari Devi , a social worker in Rajasthan who was targeted for preventing child marriage. The case exposed the lack of any effective law to deal with sexual harassment at work, prompting the Supreme Court to step in using Article 32 of the Constitution (for enforcement of fundamental rights). What Do These Guidelines Say? Definition of Sexual Harassment: Includes physical contact, advances, requests for sexual favors, sexually colored remarks, sho...