A High Court rules that a shared auto rickshaw does not qualify as a “workplace” under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (POSH) Act, in a case involving a bank employee. The court quashes an order that had proceeded under the POSH framework against the employee. The decision turns on the legal question of whether the place where the alleged harassment occurred can be treated as a workplace for the purposes of POSH. The court holds that the statutory scope of the Act does not extend to a shared auto as a work-related location in this context. As a result, the POSH-related action is set aside. The ruling clarifies that the definition of “workplace” under POSH is not automatically satisfied by any location associated with commuting or incidental work-related movement, and requires a connection to the kind of workplace contemplated by the Act. The court’s order therefore removes the basis for the POSH action against the bank employee.