Bar Association Not an ‘Employer’; Cannot Constitute Internal Complaints Committee under POSH Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has delivered a significant ruling clarifying the scope of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Court held that the Internal Complaints Committee constituted by the Kollam Bar Association was contrary to the object and mandate of the POSH Act and therefore legally unsustainable. Bench and Judicial Authority The judgment was pronounced by Justice P.M. Manoj. The Court examined…