After Backlash, Pune Court Withdraws Notice Asking Women Lawyers To Not Arrange Their Hair In Court

The Pune District Court has withdrawn a notice issued by it earlier which asked women lawyers to not fix their hair in open court. The notice issued on October 20 had said that the act of women lawyers arranging their hair in open court was "disturbing the functioning of the Court".

The notice received huge backlash online after Senior Advocate Indira Jaising tweeted about it.

"Wow now look! Who is distracted by women advocates and why", Jaising tweeted sharing the notice.

Many users slammed the notice as misogynistic and demeaning women. "Registrar / Court administration in Pune District Court should provide sufficient common rooms for lady advocates rather than putting such humiliating notice in public place", one person commented.

"Maybe the advocates who get so easily distracted shouldn't be in the court in the first place?", was the comment of another user.

Jaising tweeted today that the notice has been withdrawn.