TABLE OF PRECEDENCE
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S. No |
Designation |
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1 |
President |
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2 |
Vice-President |
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3 |
Prime Minister |
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4 |
Governors of States within their respective States |
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5 |
Former Presidents |
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5A |
Deputy Prime Minister |
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6
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Chief Justice of India |
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Speaker of Lok Sabha |
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7
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Cabinet Ministers of the Union |
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Chief Ministers of States within their respective States |
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Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
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Former Prime Ministers |
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Leaders of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha |
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7A |
Holders of Bharat Ratna decoration |
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8 |
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to India |
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Chief Ministers of States outside their respective States |
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Governors of States outside their respective States |
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9 |
Judges of Supreme Court |
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9A
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Chairperson, Union Public Service Commission |
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Chief Election Commissioner |
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Comptroller & Auditor General of India |
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10 |
Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha |
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Deputy Chief Ministers of States |
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Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha |
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Members of the Planning Commission |
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Ministers of State of the Union (and any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for defence matters) |
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11 |
Attorney General of India |
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Cabinet Secretary |
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Lieutenant Governors within their respective Union Territories |
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12 |
Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank |
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13 |
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India |
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14 |
Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures within their respective States |
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Chief Justices of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions |
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15 |
Cabinet Ministers in States within their respective States |
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Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councillor, Delhi within their respective Union Territories |
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Deputy Ministers of the Union |
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16 |
Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank |
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17 |
Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal |
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Chairman, Minorities Commission |
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Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes |
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Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes |
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Chief Justices of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions |
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Puisne Judges of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions |
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18 |
Cabinet Ministers in States outside their respective States |
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Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures outside their respective States |
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Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission |
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Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures within their respective States |
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Ministers of State in States within their respective States |
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Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councillors, Delhi, within their respective Union Territories |
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Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council within their respective Union Territories |
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19 |
Chief Commissioners of Union Territories not having Councils of Ministers, within their respective Union Territories |
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Deputy Ministers in States within their respective States |
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Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Deputy Chairman of metropolitan Council Delhi, within their respective Union Territories |
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20 |
Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures, outside their respective states |
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Ministers of State in States outside their respective States |
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Puisne Judges of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions |
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21 |
Members of Parliament |
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22 |
Deputy Ministers in State outside their respective States |
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23 |
Army Commanders/ Vice-Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other services |
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Chief Secretaries to State Governments within their respective States |
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Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities |
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Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
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Members, Minorities Commission |
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Members, National Commission for Scheduled Castes |
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Members, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes |
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Officers of the rank of full General or equivalent rank |
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Secretaries to the Government of India (including officers holding this office ex-officio) |
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Secretary, Minorities Commission |
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Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission |
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Secretary to the President |
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Secretary to the Prime Minister |
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Secretary, Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha |
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Solicitor General |
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Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal |
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24 |
Officers of the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank |
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25 |
Additional Secretaries to the Government of India |
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Additional Solicitor General |
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Advocate Generals of States |
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Chairman, Tariff Commission |
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Charge d’ Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and ad interim |
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Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councillor, Delhi outside their respective Union Territories |
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Chief Secretaries of State Governments outside their respective States |
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Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General |
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Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Deputy Chairman, Delhi Metropolitan Council, outside their respective Union Territories |
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Director, Central Bureau of Investigation |
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Director General, Border Security Force |
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Director General, Central Reserve Police |
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Director, Intelligence Bureau |
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Lieutenant Governors outside their respective Union Territories |
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Members, Central Administrative Tribunal |
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Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission |
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Members, Union Public Service Commission |
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Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councillors, Delhi, outside their respective Union Territories |
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Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank |
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Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council, outside their respective Union Territories |
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26 |
Joint Secretaries to the Government of India and officers of equivalent rank |
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Officers of the rank of Major-General or equivalent rank |