The Madras High Court has sought a response on whether there should be a ban on Advocate stickers if they are being misused to evade the law .(Ramesh v. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr Ambedkar Law University)..While dealing with a PIL moved by one, Ramesh, the Madurai Bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi were told that law students were misusing Advocate stickers on their vehicles to evade the police. .The Court further noted that there have been various newspaper reports to indicate that goondas have misused Advocate stickers to carry contraband and other criminal activities..This prompted the Bench to mull over whether Advocates stickers should be banned since it is being used for criminal activities. The Court's queries in this regard include:.Whether the Advocate sticker is legally authorized and whether it has got legal sanction?Why shouldn't the Court ban the Advocate sticker as it is being used for criminal activities by sticking it in the vehicles in order to intimidate the Police and escape from the clutches of law?.The respondents impleaded suo motu by the Court to answer these queries include the State, the Director-General of Police, the Bar Council of India,, the Tamil Nadu Bar Council, the Pondicherry, Advocate Federation, the Madras Bar Association, Madras High Court Advocates' Association, the Women Advocate Association, the Madurai Bar Association and other prominent Bar Associations in Tamil Nadu. .The matter is expected to be taken up next later this month. .Read the order:
The Madras High Court has sought a response on whether there should be a ban on Advocate stickers if they are being misused to evade the law .(Ramesh v. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr Ambedkar Law University)..While dealing with a PIL moved by one, Ramesh, the Madurai Bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi were told that law students were misusing Advocate stickers on their vehicles to evade the police. .The Court further noted that there have been various newspaper reports to indicate that goondas have misused Advocate stickers to carry contraband and other criminal activities..This prompted the Bench to mull over whether Advocates stickers should be banned since it is being used for criminal activities. The Court's queries in this regard include:.Whether the Advocate sticker is legally authorized and whether it has got legal sanction?Why shouldn't the Court ban the Advocate sticker as it is being used for criminal activities by sticking it in the vehicles in order to intimidate the Police and escape from the clutches of law?.The respondents impleaded suo motu by the Court to answer these queries include the State, the Director-General of Police, the Bar Council of India,, the Tamil Nadu Bar Council, the Pondicherry, Advocate Federation, the Madras Bar Association, Madras High Court Advocates' Association, the Women Advocate Association, the Madurai Bar Association and other prominent Bar Associations in Tamil Nadu. .The matter is expected to be taken up next later this month. .Read the order: