JAMMU, Dec. 23 -- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has categorically held that women advocates cannot appear before the court with their faces covered, citing clear provisions under the Bar Council of India (BCI) rules.
These observations arising from proceedings before Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi and Justice Rahul Bharti, emphasised that the Bar Council of India (BCI) rules governing the dress code for advocates do not permit such attire and stressed the importance of maintaining decorum and professional identification in courtrooms. The matter was triggered when a woman identifying herself as advocate appeared before the court wearing a face cover. Upon being requested to remove it for identification, she insisted that it...