HC to UP: Any rule to add ‘honourable’ to officials’ names?

HC to UP: Any rule to add ‘honourable’ to officials’ names? 

Rajesh Kumar Pandey TNN 28.09.2024

Prayagraj : The Allahabad high court has asked the Uttar Pradesh govt to apprise the court if there is any protocol that entitles officials of the state to prefix the word “honourable” along with their designations or names. The bench of Justice JJ Munir has sought an affidavit from principal secretary, department of revenue, in this regard. The directions came while the bench was dealing with a writ petition moved by one Krishna Gopal Rathore, in which it noted that the Etawah collector had referred to the divisional commissioner of Kanpur as “honourable commissioner” in an official letter. The court noted that the term “honourable” is regularly mentioned alongside names of state officials of various ranks in govt correspondence but it was not clear if any protocol existed. In its order, the court a lso observed that while the word “honourable” is to be prefixed in the case of ministers and other sovereign functionaries, it was not known if the same could be suitable for secretaries serv ing the state govt. The court, in its order of Sept 23, p osted the matter for further hearing on Oct 1. 

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