Another Judge Of Karnataka High Court Urges Lawyers To Avoid 'Your Lordship', 'My Lord'
Justice Jyoti Mulimani of the Karnataka High Court has appealed to members of the bar appearing before her to address the court as 'Madam'. In a note attached to the causelist reads as "The Learner members of the bar are requested to address the court as Madam." Recently, Justice P Krishna Bhat of the High Court had put up a note requesting advocates to avoid addressing court with honorifics...
Justice Jyoti Mulimani of the Karnataka High Court has appealed to members of the bar appearing before her to address the court as 'Madam'.
In a note attached to the causelist reads as "The Learner members of the bar are requested to address the court as Madam."
Recently, Justice P Krishna Bhat of the High Court had put up a note requesting advocates to avoid addressing court with honorifics as 'My Lord' or 'Your Lordship'. The note reads that Members of the bar are requested to adhere to a practise consistent with dignity of court which is more important in Indian circumstances like, 'Sir.
Requests By Individual Judges Not To Use 'My Lord' And 'Your Lordship'
Justice K. Chandru of Madras High Court had in 2009 asked the lawyers to refrain from using 'My Lord'.
Last year, Justice S Muralidhar had formally requested the lawyers that they may try and avoid addressing him as 'your lordship' or 'my lord',".
The Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Thottathil B. Nair Radhakrishnan had recently addressed a letter to the officers of district judiciary including members of Registry, expressing his desire to be addressed as "Sir" instead of "My Lord" or "Lordship".
Last year, Rajasthan High Court issued a notice requesting lawyers and those appearing before the judges to desist from addressing the Hon'ble Judges as "My Lord" and "Your Lordship".
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