RANVEER SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN the present bail application, the Court is called upon to decide at first instance as to whether Shri Ved Pal Shastri, Advocate, appearing on behalf of the accused- applicant, is entitled to be given audience as an Advocate, wearing `dhoti. '

(2.) IT is to be observed at the outset that after liquidating ego, with sense of divinity, the members of Bar and Bench both are to act as role model upholding the supremacy of rule of law. This Court can neither afford craving for particular dress by Advocates against the statutory provisions prescribed under law, while giving audience in a case, nor it can afford aversion of wearing `dhoti' by an Advocate, while addressing the Court, if statutory Rules relating to dress of Advocates prescribed Dhoti as sober dress. The only concern of this Court, is to see that the Court must act and function in clean ambience of law, detaining the confidence of general public at large and litigant public in particular that supremacy of rule of law is maintained in courts of law, with poor and rich high and low men of status and rank alike with even handed and no one whosoever he may be is treated above the rule of law.

(3.) THE aforesaid amended General Rules (Civil), relating to court-dresses for Officers and Advocates, is made enforceable with effect from 29. 7. 99, from the date of publication in Rajasthan Gazette.