Following complaints of some advocates not following the dress code prescribed by the Bar Council of India (BCI), the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) has written to all Bar associations in the State as well as the Union Territory, warning their members against wearing jeans, capris and leggings to courts.
In a circular issued to the bar associations, BCTNP chairman P.S. Amalraj has stated that it is the duty of all advocates to appear before the courts in a presentable manner and any violation of the prescribed dress code would amount to professional misconduct punishable under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961.
