# (i) Legal practitioners to peruse draft decree and correct errors

- **Citation:** C.L. No. 78/VIII-C-21-49
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 1914-06-23
- **Case number:** C.L. No. 78/VIII-C-21-49
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/i-legal-practitioners-to-peruse-draft-decree-and-correct-errors-163983
- **Pages:** 1

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OBLIGATIONS
(i) Legal practitioners to peruse draft decree and correct errors
G.L. No. 2760/45-36 dated 23rd June, 1914

The duty of counsel after the preparation of decree is indicated in Order XX, rule
21 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. A notice is posted up stating that the draft
decree is ready. District Judges should take steps to impress on all legal practitioners in
their judgeship that this is done with a view to enabling them to peruse the draft and
correct errors where they occur and they should not neglect to carry out this obvious
duty.
(ii)
Smoking and chewing of betel nuts in courts
G.L. No. 12/67-4(1) dated 23rd April, 1942

The Court takes exception to smoking and the chewing of betel- nuts either by
presiding officer or by counsel appearing before them in court, during the hearing of
cases.
(iii)
Legal practitioners in subordinate courts to inform clients of the necessity of
filing copy of 1st court's judgment with second appeal
G.L. No. 24/25 dated 5th April, 1948 read with
C.L. No. 78/VIII-C-21-49 dated 24th November, 1949 and
C.L. No. 79/VIII-C-21/49 dated 24th November, 1949
The provisions of rule 8, Chapter IX of Rules of Court, 1952, are not strictly
complied with at the time of presentation of the memorandum of appeal and this mostly
due to the clients being not informed by their local counsel about the necessity of filing a
copy of the first court's judgment along with second appeal. This leads to inconvenience
and delay in the admission of appeals.

District Judges should bring the provisions of the rule to the notice of members of
the Bar in their judgeship in order to avoid the possibility of any such omission.
(iv) Form of Dress or Robes to be worn by Advocates
C.L. No. 46/Admin. ̳G' Section D

It has come to the notice of the Court that a number of persons, affianced in the
profession of Law, while appearing as Advocate, in the subordinate courts, do not
observe the form of Dress or Robes to be worn by Advocates and required by the Bar
Council of India Rules, 1975 in Chapter (IV), Part (VI) and notified by Rule 615 of the
General Rules (Civil), 1957.

As has already been stressed by the G.L. No. 23/4513, dated 19th August, 1941,
the wearing of proper dress in court is mandatory and it is the duty of the District &
Sessions Judges as well each presiding Officer to see that not only they are themselves
dressed in prescription with the Rule 615 of the General Rules (Civil), 1957 but to make
sure that provisions in Rule 615, cited below, are conscientiously followed, in letter and
spirit, by every Advocate, Pleader, and Vakil.