Relaxation of dress code; Advocates in subordinate courts can choose not to wear coats and gowns during summers, says BCI

Bar Council Of India had happy news for the lawyers practicing in subordinate courts when upon a representation made by a group of lawyers from Tamil Nadu, it directed that lawyers practicing in lower courts need not wear the black gown/coat while arguing in court.K. Santhakumari, president of the Tamil Nadu Federation for Women's Lawyers, had sought an exemption from the BCI to make...