Notice by Pune court asks women lawyers not to fix their hair in court, withdrawn later
Pune, Oct 25: A notice purportedly put up in the Pune district court asked women advocates not to "arrange" hair in the open court as it `disturbs the functioning of the court'.
While senior lawyer Indira Jaising flagged it on Twitter and later informed that it had been removed, the court registrar refused to comment on the issue.
The notice, dated October 20, is purportedly singed by the registrar.
"It is repeatedly noticed that women advocates are arranging their hair in open court which is disturbing the functioning of court. Hence, women advocates are hereby notified to refrain from such act," read the text, as seen in the pictures of the notice which went viral on social media.
On Tuesday, Jaising informed on Twitter that the notice had been withdrawn, describing it as "success at last".
When contacted, the Registrar of the Pune court refused to comment. "I don't wish to say anything on this topic," he told PTI.
Advocate Pandurang Thorve, president of the Pune Bar Association, said the association was not given any intimation about the notice.
Diwali holidays started on October 21 and the courts would resume on October 28, he said.
"After the notice went viral on social media, I went to the court today to verify it, but it wasn't there," Thorve said.
Wow now look ! Who is distracted by women advocates and why ! pic.twitter.com/XTT4iIcCbx
— Indira Jaising (@IJaising) October 23, 2022
Success at last, the notice had been withdrawn
— Indira Jaising (@IJaising) October 24, 2022
Thank you everyone https://t.co/QfM9vgWMgv
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Trump pauses Project Freedom, claims great progress for final agreement with Iran
Washington (PTI): President Donald Trump has suspended “Project Freedom,” to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming progress in negotiations with Iran toward an agreement to end the war.
In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump said, “Great progress has been made toward a complete and final agreement with representatives of Iran.”
“Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we have had during the Campaign against the Country of Iran and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed," Trump said.
Project Freedom was launched on Monday to escort ships, stranded due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, out to safety. Trump had announced the operation on Sunday and the US Central Command began implementing it the next day.
However, the Project led to friction in the vicinity of the narrow seaway, a key route for transporting one-fifth of the global oil supplies, with the UAE claiming that its ships were attacked by Iran. The US also claimed to have destroyed several Iranian small boats.
Trump’s statement on Truth Social came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Operation Epic Fury, launched on February 28, had concluded as its objectives have been achieved.
"Operation Epic Fury is concluded. We achieved the objectives of that operation. We're not cheering for an additional situation to occur. We would prefer the path of peace. What @POTUS would prefer is a deal... that is, so far, not the route that Iran has chosen," Rubio told a press conference at the White House on Tuesday.
On Project Freedom, Rubio said the goal was to rescue almost 23,000 civilians from 87 different countries who were trapped inside the Persian Gulf and left for dead by the Iranian regime.
"This is not an offensive operation. This is a defensive operation, and what that means is very simple: there’s no shooting unless we're shot at first. We’re not attacking them, but if they're attacking us or they’re attacking a ship, you need to respond to that," Rubio said.
