# Meghalaya bar bodies reject SCBA appeal over Amit Kumar 2026-08-17T10:19:02+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Meghalaya High Court Bar Association and Shillong Bar Association have rejected the Supreme Court Bar Association’s appeal to withdraw their resolution against Meghalaya Advocate General Amit Kumar. In a letter to SCBA Secretary Pragya Baghel, they said the national body should not interfere in their internal affairs and that members would not be “bullied” into reversing a unanimous decision. The resolution followed Kumar’s submissions in a Meghalaya High Court suo motu case involving the alleged assault and public parading of an advocate who had earlier been accused of molesting a law intern. The two bar bodies said Kumar had made unsubstantiated allegations that they failed to ensure a safe environment for women lawyers and interns. They accused him of vilifying the associations and misleading the SCBA about the circumstances in which his membership was removed. SCBA had urged reconsideration, saying the safety and dignity of legal professionals was a collective responsibility. ## Coverage - barandbench.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amit Kumar, Meghalaya High Court, Shillong, Supreme Court Bar Association Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/meghalaya-bar-bodies-reject-scba-appeal-over-amit-kumar/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/meghalaya-bar-bodies-reject-scba-appeal-over-amit-kumar/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/