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fathima khan
(Querist) 11 October 2012
This query is : Resolved
My name is fathima khan from India and i have completed BA.BL in the year 2011 got enrolled in bar council of Andhra pradesh .i practice parda, in fact i completed law with the veil.Sir my question is that i want to practice in the court .am very much interested in practice can i practice in the court with the veil(cover my face) is there any rule or regulation that one cannot practice in the court with the veil if so please give me the details.Sir i cannot stop wearing my veil and i want to practice law with it and why can't i ? India is a secular country and every one has there own rights to practice there religion unless and until it harms or hurts any body's feelings or life. what is wrong in practicing one's religion i tried to get an answer for my problems i asked many senior lawyers but in no vain nobody accepted me to practice .please sir i will be thankful to u if u advice me n help me out.waiting for your advise.
Thank you
Dr V. Nageswara Rao
(Expert) 12 October 2012
1. As a 73 year old person with son and daughters older than you, I decided to reply after some thinking as this is a sensitive issue.
2. My daughter is working Toronto Genereal Hospital, Canada. When I was there, she told me that the Hospital was objecting to her earing a bindi whcih is a must for all married Hindu women. She was also asked not to wear the saree in the operation theater.We are from very traditional family.I asked her to follow the hospital dress code strictly.
3. Yes, India unlike many other countries is a proud secular State.Secularism means respect to all religions; it also means scientific temper; it also means that India is against obscurantism.
4. Yes, you have every right to wear whatever dress or veil you want to wear. No body can impose their dress code on you in your private life. But you have also no right to impose your dress code on others in professional matters.
5 One wonderful girl from Hyderabad, her name is also Fatima, has qualified to become a pilot, her childhood dream.This has come in newspapers. Can she insist on wearing a burqah or saree in a cockpit?Women also are joining fighting forces in India. Can they wear whatever they want to on religious grounds. Or Sania Mirza on tennis court?
Khaleel Ahmed Mohammed
(Expert) 15 October 2012
Dear Fathima Khan,
I appreciate your thoughts.
You can practice in any court, but you have to follow the dress code laid by the Bar council. You practice parda, but in the court hall you can not cover your face. You know or you don't know the meaning of Hijab.For muslim women covering her head with cloth is enough for observing parda, covering face is not mandatory. You are hereby advised to follow the dress code of Bar council, but cover your head with cloth except your face. No body will object.For any more information and guidance you may contact me at Hyderabad.
