Overview

• The District Bar Association’s June 5 resolution reserves white shirts, black pants and similar professional dress for enrolled advocates and authorised law interns inside the Gurugram district court.
• The association will coordinate with court administration and security staff to verify identities using Bar Council-issued credentials.
• Any individual found in restricted attire faces a Rs.5,000 fine and potential legal action, including expulsion from the court premises and prosecution for impersonation.
• The measure targets touts who pose as lawyers to defraud clients, a practice local advocates say has disrupted court discipline.
• The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana has raised reservations about the ban and urged a broader remedy under the Advocates Act, 1961.