Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court TB Radhakrishnan said he would like to hear the address 'Sir' instead of 'My Lord' or 'Lordship'. The Press Trust of India (PTI) said on Thursday that Radhakrishnan had sent the petition in an email to judges, registry officials and other administrative officials of all West Bengal courts.
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Earlier, the Supreme Court of India had ruled that there was no obligation to use the words "my lord" or "lordship" in addressing judges. In 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that judges were not necessarily addressed by the words "my lord" or "lordship." In 2014, the Bar Council of India proposed abolishing the term "My Lord" as a sign of colonialism.

As the first Indian state, the judges of the Rajasthan High Court adopted the words 'Sir' and instead of 'My Lord' or 'Lordship'. Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court TB Radhakrishnan walked that path this time.
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According to NDTV, High Court Registrar General Rai Chatterjee has sent the letter containing the message of the Chief Justice to all the district courts, lower courts, and the Andaman Islands in the state. The letter said, "The Chief Justice has expressed his wish that from now on, the officials of the District Judicial Council and the Hon'ble High Court should address him not to be my Lord, but as sir."


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