India, Oct. 12 -- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has made prescribed uniforms and identification badges mandatory for advocates' clerks within the court premises, warning of disciplinary action for non-compliance.Follow Politics

An order issued by the Registrar Judicial, Srinagar, on October 12 said clerks had frequently been entering the High Court premises in casual attire, undermining institutional discipline and creating scope for unauthorised persons to impersonate clerks and engage in touting activities.

Reiterating its earlier directions issued in 2005 and 2024, the High Court directed that advocates' clerks would be allowed access to the Registry only if they complied with the prescribed dress code.

Under the un...