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Advocate General expelled by Meghalaya bar over POSH remarks
The Meghalaya High Court Bar Association and the Shillong Bar Association have expelled Advocate General Amit Kumar after he told the High Court that no proper mechanism exists under the POSH Act…
The Story in Brief
The Meghalaya High Court Bar Association and the Shillong Bar Association have expelled Advocate General Amit Kumar after he told the High Court that no proper mechanism exists under the POSH Act in bar associations. The remark came during a hearing on a petition about a female intern who was allegedly molested by an advocate. The accused advocate was later paraded by members of a youth group. The High Court has now impleaded the Bar Council of Meghalaya and the Bar Council of India to address safety concerns. The Advocate General has since written to the bar, saying his submissions were not targeted at any individual but aimed at highlighting institutional gaps.
The Indian Opinion
This episode is less about the Advocate General's remark and more about the bar's willingness to hear uncomfortable truths. Expelling a law officer for stating a fact, that no proper POSH mechanism exists, looks defensive, not principled. The advocate accused of molestation has a 2017 FIR against him. The bar's priority should be a functioning complaints committee, not silencing those who point out its absence. The real test: will the Bar Council of Meghalaya now constitute the committee the Advocate General said was missing?
Source: livelaw.in
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