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Srinagar, July 22: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday issued Warrant of Precedence vis-à-vis Union Territory of J&K
A government order stated: “In supersession of Government Order No. 23-JK(H&P) of 2019 dated 17.12.2019 it is hereby ordered that the Warrant of Precedence/Order of Precedence forming annexure to this order shall be observed at all ceremonial functions of the Union Territory of Jammu of Kashmir.”
1 President, 2 Vice President, 3 Prime Minister, 4 Governors of States within their respective States, 5 Former Presidents. 5 A- Deputy Prime Minister, 6 Chief Justice of India, Speaker of Lok Sabha.
7 Cabinet Ministers of the Union. Chief Ministers of States within their respective States. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission. Former Prime Ministers. Leaders of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. 7A-Holders of Bharat Ratna decoration. 8 Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to India. Chief Ministers of State outside their respective States. Governors of States outside their respective States.
9 Judges of Supreme Court. 9A- Chairperson, Union Public Service Commission. Chief Election Commissioner Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 10 Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. Deputy Chief Minister of States. Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha. Members of the Planning Commission. Ministers of the State of the Union (and any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for Defence matters .
11 Attorney General of India. Cabinet Secretary. Lieutenant Governors within the respective Union Territories. 12 Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Full General or equivalent rank. 13 Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India.
14 Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures within their respective States. Chief Justices of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions. 15 Cabinet Ministers in States within their respective States. Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councilor, Delhi within their respective Union Territories. Deputy Ministers of the Union. 16 Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank.
17. Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal, Chairman, Minorities Commission Chairperson National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairperson National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Chief Justices of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions Judges of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions.
18 Cabinet Ministers in States outside their respective States. Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures outside their respective States. Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission. Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures within their respective States. Ministers of State in States within their respective States. Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councilors, Delhi within their respective Union/ outside Territories. Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council within their respective Union Territories/ outside.
19 Chief Commissioners of union Territories not having Councils of Ministers, within their respective Union Territories. Deputy Ministers in States within their respective States. Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council Delhi within their respective Union Territories. 19A- Mayors within their respective Territorial jurisdictions.
20 Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures, outside their respective States Ministers of State in States outside their respective States Puisne Judges of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions. 21. Members of Parliament. 22. Deputy Ministers in State outside their respective States. 23. Army Commanders/ Vice-Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other services. Chief Secretaries to State Governments/ Union Territories within their respective States/UTs. Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities. Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Member Legislative Assembly of the Union Territories within their respective Union Territories Members, Minorities Commission. Members, National Commission for Scheduled Castes Members, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Officers of the rank of full General or equivalent rank Secretaries to the Government of India (including Officers holding this office ex-officio) Secretary, Minorities Commission Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes commission Secretary to the President Secretary to the Prime Minister Secretary, Rajya Sabha/ Lok Sabha Solicitor General Vice-Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal. 24. Officers of the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank. 25. Additional Secretaries to the Government of India. Additional Solicitors General Advocate Generals of States Chairman, Public Service Commission.
Chairman, Tariff Commission Charged Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and ad. Interim Chief Ministers of the Union Territories and Chief Executive Councilor, Delhi outside their respective Union Territories. Chief Secretaries of State Governments/Union Territories (outside their respective jurisdictions) Deputy Comptrollers and Auditor General Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in the Union Territories and Deputy Chairman, Delhi Metropolitan Council, outside their respective Union Territories. Director, Central Bureau of Investigation Director General Border Security Force Director General Central Reserve Police Force Director, Intelligence Bureau Financial Commissioner to the Government. Director General of Police within respective State/ Union Territories Lieutenant Governors outside their respective Union Territories Members, Central Administrative Tribunal Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Members, Union Public Service Commission Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councilors, Delhi, outside their respective Union Territories. Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank. Speakers of legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi, Metropolitan Council, outside their respective Union Territories
25-A Principal Secretaries to the Government. Additional Director General of Police.
26 All Administrative Secretaries. Divisional Commissioners/ IGPS. Joint Secretaries to the Government of India and Officers of equivalent rank Officers of the rank of Major-General or equivalent rank.
27 Vice Chancellors of Universities within the state/UT. 28 District Magistrates. Major Head of Departments. District & Session Judges. Chairperson Block Development Council/President of Municipal Councils and Municipalities. Officers of the rank of Brigadiers and equivalent.
“The order in this table of Precedence is meant purely for State and Ceremonial occasions. Persons in the Table of Precedence will take rank in order of the number of the articles. The entries in the same article are arranged alphabetically. Those included in the same article will take precedence inter se according to date of entry into that article,” the order stated.
