Steno Jharkhand & Patna Civil Court Dictation No. 981

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to amend the rules and the Advocate Act 1961 to exempt the lawyers from wearing the traditional black coats and gowns in the scorching heat of the summer months. The petition further seeks to direct the State Bar Councils to determine months of prevailing summer for each state in order to exempt the wearing of the black coat and gown for those months. It is additionally prayed for the setting up of a committee of medical experts to study how wearing warm clothes in summer affects the health, work capacity, and quality of work for advocates and suggest recommendations accordingly.