POSH Act Won't Apply To Sexual Harassment Complaints Of Women Bar Council Members Against Other Lawyers : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a lady advocate's POSH Act complaint against the Bar Council is not maintainable. This significant decision clarifies the jurisdictional limits of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), particularly concerning regulatory bodies like the Bar Council. The court likely found that the Bar Council, as a statutory regulatory body for legal professionals, does not fall within the definition of "employer" or "workplace" as envisioned by the POSH Act, thereby limiting the scope of such complaints against it.