The Bombay High Court recently directed Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa to initiate action against a lawyer for not appearing in proper attire before the Court [KN Surendran Pillai v State of Maharashtra and Ors.]..Justice Prithviraj K Chavan observed that the lawyer's attire was improper as per prescribed rules.."He is not in proper attire, in the sense, he is without bands and advocate’s gown as prescribed by the Rules," the order dated June 14 stated..Accordingly, the Court directed the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa to take action against the advocate Jagdish M Ahuja.The order was passed in a criminal writ petition from 2018 in which the concerned lawyer appeared..[Read Order]
The Bombay High Court recently directed Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa to initiate action against a lawyer for not appearing in proper attire before the Court [KN Surendran Pillai v State of Maharashtra and Ors.]..Justice Prithviraj K Chavan observed that the lawyer's attire was improper as per prescribed rules.."He is not in proper attire, in the sense, he is without bands and advocate’s gown as prescribed by the Rules," the order dated June 14 stated..Accordingly, the Court directed the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa to take action against the advocate Jagdish M Ahuja.The order was passed in a criminal writ petition from 2018 in which the concerned lawyer appeared..[Read Order]