At long last, 56 years after we adopted a Republican Constitution, has the Bar Council of India realized the incongruity of adressing judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts as "My Lord" and "Your Lordship", when the First Citizen is addressed simply as "Mr.President". However, the worthy representatives of this "Mr.President"in the States continue to be addressed as "Your Excellency" - a clear hangover from our colonial past! They should rightly be addressed as "Mr.Governor" as is the practice followed in the U.S.A. Nearly thirty years ago, during the Emergency,I had written to the Home Ministry seeking clarification on this point and the then Minister of State Om Mehta replied stating that it was wrong to use the form "Your Excellency" when addressing Governors and orrect form was "Mr.Governor". However, it is obvious that the Home Ministry took no steps to advise the august incumbents of this post of this fact and the old practice continues after 56 years!
Benaulim, Goa: 21st.April 2006. --- Tony Correia-Afonso, ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using NWebmail, BSNL's Webmail Program _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)