Lawyer Wears Jeans in Court Premises Row: A strange case has come to light from Guwahati in Assam. The hearing of a case in the Gauhati High Court (also known as the Gauhati High Court) was postponed because the petitioner’s lawyer was wearing jeans.
According to reports, the lawyer also faced action for wearing jeans in the court premises. According to the court’s order, “the petitioner’s lawyer BK Mahajan was wearing jeans. So the court had to call the police personnel to take them out of the High Court premises.
Assam | Gauhati HC adjourned a matter today as the petitioner’s lawyer was wearing a pair of jeans on the Court premises
“BK Mahajan, counsel for the petitioner was wearing jeans.Therefore,Court had to call for Police personnel to decourt him outside HC campus,”Court order reads
— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2023
What else was written in the court order?
According to the order of the court, the matter is of Friday (January 27). The full name of the lawyer is Bijan Mahajan. It was also written in the order of the High Court, “This order should be brought to the notice of the Hon’ble Chief Justice as well as the Learned Registrar General.” The matter should also be brought to the notice of the Bar Councils of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
Even before many times the lawyer arrived wearing jeans, now the attention of the court has gone
According to the copy of the order, BK Mahajan is fighting the case of petitioner A Chaudhary. According to local media, Mahajan was seen several times in the court premises wearing jeans but yesterday (January 27) he was noticed by the court and had to be escorted out of the court premises.
What is the dress code of lawyers?
Let us tell you that people associated with the judicial system have to follow the dress code prescribed for them. The dress code of lawyers comes under the ‘Advocates Act 1961’, which is governed by the rules of the Bar Council of India. Under the dress code, it has been made mandatory for the lawyer to wear a white shirt, white neckband and a black coat. At the same time, the rules say that apart from the Supreme Court and the High Court, whether lawyers wear gowns or not, it is optional.
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