Bar Associations Cannot Constitute ICC Under POSH Act to Probe Complaints Against Members: Kerala HC Sets Aside Report Against Senior Lawyer

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a Bar Association does not qualify as an “employer” under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) and therefore lacks the jurisdiction to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to inquire into allegations of sexual harassment between its members. Justice

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