AFVOA Newletters of Year 2011

Page 37 of 44 JAG Br Day 20 Dec ACTUALWARRANT OF PRECEDENCE Sometimes, we tend to get overawed and get bogged down in our dealings with Civil authority due to lack of adequate knowledge on the subject of- Notes: (a) This Warrant of Precedence is compiled from a joint consideration of the existing Central Warrant of Precedence (which is till the rank of Major General) and Warrant of Precedence - 1937, as per Ministry of Home Affairs’ directions contained in Letter No 12/11/99-Pub II dated 26 Dec 1966, the validity of which has been confirmed by Letter No 12/1/2007-Public dated 14 Aug 2007. The MHA has confirmed in 2007 that the Old Warrant of Precedence shall be taken as a guide to determine ranks below the ones mentioned in the current WoP. Anger is one letter short of danger (b) Only the posts which are existing and relevant in the present scenario have been mentioned in this Warrant of Precedence. Military ranks have been highlighted. 1. HE The President of India 2. HE The Vice President of India 3. Prime Minister 4. Governors of States within their respective States 5. Former Presidents 5A Deputy Prime Minister 6. Chief Justice of India / Speaker of LokSabha 7. Cabinet Ministers of the Union / CMs within their States / Former PMs 7A Holders of Bharat Ratna Decoration 8. Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth Countries / CMs outside their States / Governors outside their States 9. Judges of the Supreme Court 9A Chief Election Commissioner / Comptroller & Auditor General of India 10. Deputy Chairman RajyaSabha / Deputy CMs of States / Deputy Speaker LokSabha / Members Planning Commission / Ministers of State of the Union 11. Attorney General of India / Cabinet Secretary i Lieutenant Governors within their UTs 12. Chiefs of Army, Air and Naval Staff 13. Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India 14. Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures within their States / Chief Justices of High Courts within their jurisdictions 15. Cabinet Ministers of States within their States / CMs of UTs within their UTs / Deputy Union Ministers 16. Officiating Chiefs of Army, Air and Naval Staff of the rank of Lt Gen or equivalent 17. Chairman CAT / Chairman Minorities Commission / Chairman SC & ST Commission / Chairman UPSC / Chief Justices outside their jurisdiction / Puisne Judges of High Court within their jurisdictions 18. Cabinet Ministers of States outside their States / Ministers of State in States within their States / Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures outside their States