There should be exemption for not wearing black coat and gown in summers… Petition filed in Supreme Court demanding change in the rule

New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court stating that there should be relaxation in the requirement of wearing black coat and gown for lawyers in summer. A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court demanding a change in the rules of the Advocate Act 1961. There are rules regarding the dress code of lawyers and that is why they have to wear black coats, gowns etc. It has also been said in the petition that a committee should be formed and there should be medical experts in the committee and it should be examined as to what kind of clothes lawyers should wear in summer so that their work and health are not adversely affected.There should be a discount…
Supreme Court advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi has said that there should be relaxation in traditional dress. The petition filed in the Supreme Court states that the Bar Councils in states across the country should be directed to tell when it is summer in their states so that exemption can be given from black coats and gowns in those months. The petitioner said that black color absorbs heat and lawyers have to face problems due to clothes of this color. he/she said that this is a violation of the right to work in safe working conditions.

What does the Indian Advocate Act say
Senior advocate K.K. Manan says that the Advocate Act was made in India in 1961. Under this, it has been decided that there will be a fixed dress code for lawyers in the Supreme Court, High Court and lower courts as well as tribunals in India. Under this, it has been decided that male advocates will wear black coats with black buttons, black sherwanis and white bands and it will be compulsory to wear black or white pants and white shirt. Whereas, female lawyers have to wear white and black sarees, black full or half sleeve blouses, long white and black skirts.

Dress code started from England
The dress of lawyers started in England and the dress code of lawyers was decided there which has been adopted in India as well. The profession of law started in 1327 AD during the tenure of Edward III and it was then that it was decided what the dress of the judges should be like, then the dress of the judges in the Royal Court was decided. In England around 1650, judges started wearing wigs and the tradition of gowns started. After this, the British royal family ordered to wear black coats in 1865 and then the tradition of wearing black coats in courts started.