India, March 28 -- Annoyed by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) enforcing its strict dress code, a guest decided to drop all etiquette along with his shorts.

Last week-March 21--Malcolm John Howell, a guest of one of CCI's longstanding members, Rabindra Jaisinghani, was stopped from entering the club's bar, 22 Yards, because he was wearing shorts which violates CCI's dress code of long trousers. When Howell was informed that shorts were not allowed inside the bar, he decided to drop his shorts and walk in regardless, much to the bemusement of other patrons but also to the horror of club authorities.

Following a complaint by the club's chief hospitality manager, CCI secretary retd. commodore Atul Kulkarni issued a notice on Friday permanen...