https://www.pitara.com/tags/legal-system/Recent content in Legal System on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/the-law-versus-the-dhoti/Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:08:12 +0000https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/the-law-versus-the-dhoti/<p>February 26: It took a 25-page judgement by a judge of the Rajasthan High Court, in the state capital Jaipur, for the <em>dhoti</em>&rsquo;s fortunes to rise. The traditional lower garment worn by men in India, can now be worn by practising lawyers to court.</p> <p>It all started with lawyer Ved Pal Shastri coming to court one day, wearing a dhoti, instead of the usual white trousers that every lawyer wears. His senior, Justice Rajaram Yadav, objected to the dhoti saying it went against notions of the prescribed dress code.</p>