Delhi High Court on Thursday said that law interns can enter court complexes in the national capital by wearing a white shirt, black tie and black pants as prescribed by Bar Council of Delhi.
The single bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh also said that the advocates appearing before any courts would have to wear white bands along with the uniform prescribed for them.
"It is clarified that the advocates appearing before any courts, from city civil courts to Supreme Court, would have to wear white bands along with uniform. Interns can enter court complexes with black tie, black pants and white shirt as prescribed by Bar Council of Delhi," directed the bench while disposing of a petition.
The court was hearing the plea, which was moved by one Hardik Kapoor, a second-year law student, challenging a circular issued by Shahdara Bar Association stating that interns practising at the Karkardooma Court ought to wear white shirt and blue coat and trousers. The petitioner claimed that the circular would cause unnecessary financial burden on the interns who work without any stipend or with a stipend of meagre amount.
The bench further added that the Shahdara Bar Association's circular would be superseded by the uniform prescribed by Bar Council of Delhi, which would be followed uniformly across the city. "The impugned circular would not survive and shall be superseded by the uniform prescribed by Bar Council of Delhi, which would be followed uniformly across Delhi. The petition is accordingly disposed of," the bench said.
Earlier, the court had asked the chairman of Bar Council of Delhi to call for a meeting of all the stakeholders, including the district bar associations and Bar Council of India, to evolve a common consensus regarding a uniform dress code for interns. It had observed that since a larger number of interns enter the premises of district courts and the high court, a uniform policy ought to be arrived at by all the stakeholders.
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