ICC Report Against Advocate Set Aside; Bar Association Lacked Legal Authority to Constitute ICC: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has delivered a significant ruling clarifying the limits of internal disciplinary authority of professional bodies under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Court set aside the report of an Internal Complaints Committee constituted by the Kollam Bar Association, holding that the committee had no legal authority to inquire into allegations against a senior advocate. Bench and Date of…