Orissa HC Asks Lawyers Not to Put on Coat, Long Gowns during COVID-19 pandemic
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has issued an order asking lawyers not to wear coats and long gowns during the hearings through video conferencing as a precautionary measure to contain spread of COVID-19 infection. The High Court advised the lawyers to wear plain white shirt/white salwar kameez/white saree with plain white neckband instead until further [...]
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has issued an order asking lawyers not to wear coats and long gowns during the hearings through video conferencing as a precautionary measure to contain spread of COVID-19 infection.
The High Court advised the lawyers to wear plain white shirt/white salwar kameez/white saree with plain white neckband instead until further orders.
“In view of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, under prevailing circumstances, the learned advocates appearing before the High Court of Orissa through virtual court system, as a precautionary measure, need not to wear black coat and gown till the medical exigencies exists,” the order said.
The order has been issued by Chief Justice Justice Mohammad Rafiq.
Earlier, the Supreme Court came out with a formal notification insisting lawyers not to wear coats and long gowns during the hearings through video conferencing till medical exigencies exist or until further orders” in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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