The Gurugram district bar association has passed a ‘resolution’ against non-lawyers wearing white shirts and black trousers in court premises.  The observed resolution has banned people other than registered lawyers and authorised law trainees from wearing the attire inside the court, thereby reserving the professional attire for only authorised individuals. A senior member of the bar association, referring to the resolution, said that the look is now reserved solely for a particular section, the news agency  PTI reported.

As per the resolution, it was often observed that non-advocates or unrecognised law trainees wore white shirts and black trousers in the district court premises, which led to misidentification and, in some cases, even disrupted the dignity and discipline of the court proceedings. 

The scenario resulted in the bar association appealing to ‘all concerned’ to strictly follow the resolution to maintain the discipline of the court. 

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According to the resolution, "No other person, including clerks, brokers, litigants or the general public, will be allowed to wear advocate's dress i.e. white shirt and black pants in any part of the court premises. The Bar Association will coordinate with the court administration and security staff to ensure the dress code. Violation of this can also attract a fine of Rs 5,000", PTI reported.

The resolution came into place to keep an eye on the activities of tout-like persons pretending to advocate in the court, Secretary of the Gurugram district bar association, Advocate Rahul Dhankar said. "These types of people wear clothes like lawyers and fool clients by assuring them of legal services and documentation. Security staff at entry gates have been given special instructions to verify the identity of registered lawyers and trainee advocates through Bar Council-issued identity cards or other valid certificates," he said.

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According to advocate Kulbhushan Bhardwaj, former president of the district bar association, Gurugram, "The Bar Association has passed this resolution with the objective of maintaining the sanctity, identity and professional distinction of the legal fraternity within the court premises. Dress code decorum for advocates is for a reason and anyone trying to misuse this must be punished.”