Judges not to be addressed by ‘My Lord’, ‘My Honour’, rules Rajasthan High Court

| Published: Monday, July 15, 2019, 21:03 [IST]

Jaipur, July 15: The Rajasthan High Court on Monday asked lawyers to "desist" from addressing judges as "my lord" and "your lordship".

The decision was taken unanimously in a Full Court meeting held on Sunday "to honour the mandate of equality enshrined in the Constitution of India."

"To honour the mandate of equality enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Full Court in its meeting dated 14.07.2019 has unanimously resolved to request the counsels and those who appear before the Court to desist from addressing the Hon'ble Judges as 'My Lord' and 'Your Lordship'."