Providing relief to the capital’s lawyers during the scorching summer months, the Delhi Bar Association (Tis Hazari) has announced that lawyers will not need to wear their traditional dress, black coat in the District Court from May 16 to September 30. The Bar Association said in a circular issued on May 24 that all members are informed that according to the amendment of the rule under Section 49 (1) (GG) of the Advocates Act 1961, lawyers have been exempted from wearing black coats during summer, ie 16 May to 30 September.
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Lawyers have been advised to follow other rules. This provision gives the Bar Council of India (BCI) the right to make rules on the dress of lawyers appearing before any court or tribunal and also includes considering climatic conditions. The notice signed by Association Secretary Vikas Goyal states that the members are free to appear in the subordinate courts subordinate to the Delhi High Court without wearing black coats. However, members are advised to follow other rules of dress code, which is mandatory for a lawyer.
What is the dress code for advocates?
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The rules made under Section 49 (1) (GG) of the Advocates Act, 1961 have made a formal dress code compulsory for all practical advocates. For male advocates, the dress includes a black button-up coat, chapkan, akkan (long sleeve, side slit and upper cloth up to knee with a standing collar) or black sherwani, as well as white band and a lawyer’s gown. Female advocates require a white collar (rigid or soft), white band and an advocate’s gown, without any design, wearing a black or half -sleeve jacket or blouse with a black or half -black skirt without any design.
