Advocates Act Does Not Confer Any Right On Advocates To Park Their Vehicles Inside Court Premises: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the Advocates Act doesn't confer any right on any advocate to park his or her vehicle inside Court premises.

"Section 30 of the Advocates' Act confers the right on the Advocates to practice. The same does not confer any right on any advocate to park his/her vehicle inside Court premises.", the Bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty observed.

The Bench was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation by an advocate who sought a writ of certiorari for quashment of the notice regarding issuance of new vehicle stickers for the members of the Advocates' Association, Bengaluru.

Petitioner- N.S.Vijayanth Babu submitted that no provision has been made for issuance of stickers to Advocates who are not members of the Advocates' Association, Bengaluru. Therefore he submitted that the Advocates who travel from other places to Bengaluru to argue their cases would be prohibited from parking their vehicles in the premises of the Courts.

It was urged that the notice regarding issuance of new vehicle stickers for the members violates the rights of the Advocates under Section 30 of the Advocates' Act, 1961, to practice, who are not members of the Advocates' Association, Bengaluru.

The Court noted that the aforesaid notice have been issued to regulate the entry of the vehicles used by the Advocates and is intended to find a solution to the parking problems faced by the Advocates.

"The parking space in the premises of the Court is limited and the entry of the vehicles needs to be regulated. Even if a sticker is issued to an Advocate who is member of the Advocates' Association, Bengaluru, the same does not guarantee that the Advocates is entitled to parking space in the premises of the Court.", the Court held.

The Court further held that Advocates Act doesn't confer any right on any advocate to park his or her vehicle inside Court premises.

"There is no element of public interest involved in this petition. The petition is misconceived.", the Court held while dismissing the PIL.

Cause Title- N.S.Vijayanth Babu v. Advocates' Association, Bengaluru & Ors.

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