“Every Advocate Is Expected To Come To The Court In Proper Attire As Per The Rules And Behave In The Court”: Supreme Court

BY: THE LEX TIMES

The Supreme Court recently addressed a petition by a lawyer who was expelled from the Gauhati High Court for wearing jeans, reminding advocates to adhere to the mandated dress code while appearing in court.

Before approaching the Supreme Court, the lawyer had filed an application before the High Court seeking to recall the order to “de-court” him for wearing jeans. The High Court refused to recall the order. The Court Observed: “If jeans can be worn in Court, then the applicant may next ask why he shall not be permitted to appear in Court in “torn” jeans, “faded” jeans, jeans with “printed patches”, which are considered to be fashionable, or why he should not be allowed to appear in black track pant, or black pajamas merely because the Gauhati High Court Rules has not specifically excluded those.”

The High Court had called for police personnel to remove the lawyer from the court campus. Aggrieved with the High Court’s direction, the lawyer approached the Supreme Court contending that the High Court had no authority to “de-Court” him with police assistance.

The Supreme Court observed that the High Court could have adjourned the matter and asked the lawyer to leave, instead of calling for the police, especially when he was neither discourteous nor unruly and had apologised to the Court. Therefore, the Court expunged the following observation from the High Court’s order: “Therefore, the Court had to call for the police personnel to decourt him outside the High Court campus.”

While disposing of the matter, the bench comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma observed:

“It is needless to say that every advocate is expected to come to the Court in proper attire as per the Rules and behave in the Court.”

Case: Bijon Kumar Mahajan v. State of Assam

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