In a marked departure from one of the long-standing colonial traditions that continue to characterise the Indian Judiciary, the Full Court of the Rajasthan High Court has resolved to do away with the practice of referring to judges as ‘My Lord’ and ‘Your Lordship’.
Following a Full Court meeting held on Sunday, a notification has been issued by the Rajasthan High Court Registrar General today, stating the following:
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“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’.”
In this particular case, the Rajasthan High Court is presumably aiming at holding the judges at the same level of the counsels and those seeking justice in their austere chambers.
Previously, in 2009 such a similar observation was made by Justice Chandru of Madras High Court in 2009 where he asked lawyers to not use the above-mentioned terms. Similarly, in 2006, the Bar Council of India had passed a resolution prohibiting the usage of such terms stating such usage was a relic of the colonial past.
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