The debate around court etiquette in India was triggered again on Tuesday (February 23) after a Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde objected to a petitioner addressing judges as “Your Honour”. “When you call us Your Honour, you either have the Supreme Court of United States or the Magistrate in mind. You call (judges) Sir, it is accepted. In the US and the CommonwealthOn the US Supreme Court website, a document titled ‘Guide for Counsel in Cases to be argued before the Supreme Court of The United States’ states:“Under the present practice, “Mr.” is only used in addressing the Chief Justice. In Australia as well, in the High Court and the Federal Court, the judges are to be addressed as “Your Honour”.

Source: Indian Express February 24, 2021 10:05 UTC