Avoid Addressing Judges as ‘My Lord’, ‘Your Lordship’, ‘Your Honour’: Orissa HC
Cuttack: Addressing the judges of Orissa High Court as ‘My Lord’, ‘Your Lordship’ or ‘Your Honour’ by advocates is now the thing of the past. In a significant announcement, a High Court bench comprising Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattnaik on Monday asked the advocates to use ‘Sir’ instead of ‘My Lord’, ‘Your [...]
Cuttack: Addressing the judges of Orissa High Court as ‘My Lord’, ‘Your Lordship’ or ‘Your Honour’ by advocates is now the thing of the past.
In a significant announcement, a High Court bench comprising Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattnaik on Monday asked the advocates to use ‘Sir’ instead of ‘My Lord’, ‘Your Lordship’ or ‘Your Honour’ while addressing the judges.
“All counsel and parties-in-person are requested to try and avoid addressing the judges of this bench as ‘My Lord’, ‘Your Lordship’, ‘Your Honour’ or with the prefix ‘Hon’ble’. Any other form of address, consistent with the decorum of the court, including ‘Sir’ should suffice,” said the bench.
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