India, July 8 -- The Bombay high court on Monday refused to issue directions to the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG) to constitute an internal complaints committee (ICC) to deal with complaints of sexual harassment under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) at Workplace Act, 2013 as lawyers are not employers of the bar council.

A division bench of justice Ajey Gadkari and justice Rajesh Patil was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Women Legal Association seeking a permanent grievance redressal mechanism to address complaints of sexual harassment against lawyers.

The PoSH Act protects women from sexual harassment in the workplace and provides a mechanism for complaint redressal. It mandates the formati...