ARE WE EDUCATED ENOUGH?
Recent verdict of Pune district Court
Written By : Vaishnavi k. Parate
LL.B. 3rd year
Shri. Nathmal Goenka law college, Akola
Edited by: Yash Jain
5th Year B.B.A.LL.B.(H)
Amity Law school, Noida
ARE WE EDUCATED ENOUGH ?
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I wanted to tell you all about the recent case of human rights violation in my
state, that is Maharashtra. Somedays before I saw and read a case of the Pune
District Court. A notice was issued by the Pune District Court on October 20
urging female lawyers not to arrange their hair in open courtrooms.
"Female lawyers have been repeatedly found in public courts having their
hair styled and disrupting the functioning of courts. Women's advocates are
therefore urged to refrain from such conduct," the statement said. Also,
the senior advocate Indira Jaising backlash this notice and showed severe
disagreement on the same. But after facing too much trolling Pune district
court took it back.
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising
criticized the court for issuing such an order, stating: Who is distracted by
women advocates and why?” also journalist Nimisha Jaiswal, criticized the court
for the announcement. "The power to prevent justice is in your hands (or
hair?)," she tweeted.
Many other users have
denounced the notice, calling it a misogynistic notice that insults women, but
the report states that the notice was issued to maintain court courtesy and
that it does not reflect someone's feelings. "The notice was issued only
to protect the court's decency. It was withdrawn to avoid controversy,"
one civil registrar was quoted as saying.
Prior to this, in a similar
case in February this year, Judge Rekha Pari was called "Sir" several
times during a hearing at the Delhi High Court. I wanted to shut up the lawyer
who did it. Judge Paris said, "I'm not Sir. I hope you can see it."
The lawyer later apologized,
but his explanation was not accepted by netizens. He explained that he had made
a mistake because of the 'chair' she was sitting in. Judge Paris then reacted
angrily, saying that the reaction was not possible because the lawyer believed
the chairman was only for 'sir'. She asked him what hope there would be for
future generations if the younger members would not give up on their
differentiation. But the problem here is what is this mentality?
One more person tweeted, “Are
women's rights advocates additionally prohibited in the event that they
determine to be distracted the next day through the sheer presence of women? or
asked to don a ghunghat.”
Some people wondered whether
or not India had back to the Middle Ages. Another person talked about how the
judiciary has no enterprise dictating such laws. According to a Bar & Bench
report, the signal become taken down in reaction to complaints.
It means that merely fixing
hair is a distraction for men. How Rubbish! After a few days, you would have
asked to shave your head too. Isn’t it a violation of the human rights of
women? If such notices are being issued for female lawyers, then what should
common people expect from such authorities where people seek justice?
In a such place where we are
protecting others’ rights, where all are well-versed with the laws and well
educated this is really shocking if such incidents happen there only. From the
such case, it is clear that this is also happening and only affecting women, no
one is asking men to stop any particular act like chewing tobacco in the
courtroom no matter how much it is disgusting. Do you know what the problem
here is they are saying that they are developing but only from the outside, but
the mentality is the same as before?
Here you all must be thinking
about what the meaning of they is or who comes under the definition of they it
is nothing but our so-called society. Which includes each and every kind of
human who is educated, uneducated, a law protector, or a woman itself. Whoever
has such orthodox thoughts. These are the issues that lead us to think twice if
are we educated enough.
If we are talking about
maintaining courtesy or decorum in the court then there are many things or many
acts of a man which has to be restrained. But this male dominant society only
set boundaries and limits for women.
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