Avoid 'Your Lordship', 'My Lord' To Address Me: Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi Of Punjab & Haryana High Court Urges Advocates
Sparsh Upadhyay
31 July 2021 10:26 AM IST
In a note addressed to the members of the Bar Association, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has, on the Request of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, issued a note requesting the Members of the Bar to avoid addressing Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi as 'Your Lordship' Or 'My Lord'.The note reads thus: "It is for the information of the respected members of the Bar that Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi...
In a note addressed to the members of the Bar Association, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has, on the Request of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, issued a note requesting the Members of the Bar to avoid addressing Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi as 'Your Lordship' Or 'My Lord'.
The note reads thus:
"It is for the information of the respected members of the Bar that Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi has requested that respected members of the Bar may avoid addressing him as 'Your Lordship' or 'My Lord' and also saying obliged and grateful. All concerned to note please."
A note had been issued as per the request of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, who had urged Bar Members to also avoid saying 'Obliged' and 'Grateful'.
The Complete note reads,
"It is for the information of respected members of the Bar that Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi has requested that respected members of the bar may avoid addressing him as 'Your Lordship' or 'My Lord' and also saying Obliged and Grateful. All concerned to note please."
Few months back,a Supreme Court bench headed by the Chief Justice of India had taken objection to a law student, who was appearing as a party-in-person, when he addressed the judges 'Your Honour'.
"When you call us Your Honour, you either have the Supreme Court of United States or the Magistrate in mind. We are neither", CJI SA Bobde told the petitioner.
The petitioner was quick to apologize and told the CJI that he will use "My Lords".
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".
