https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16390 Honorific "Hon'ble" is reserved for constitutional functionaries who exercise sovereign functions of the State and is not available to civil servants merely because they hold high office. The distinction turns on whether the office is created by or derives authority from the Constitution and whether the office-holder performs sovereign functions through the legislative, executive, or judicial organs of the State. Ministers, Judges, Speakers, Members of Parliament, Members of State Legislative Assemblies, and similarly placed constitutional authorities are treated as entitled to the prescribed form of address. en-us Mon, 11 May 2026 09:53:43 +0530 Mon, 11 May 2026 09:55:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16390 Honorific "Hon'ble" is reserved for constitutional functionaries who exercise sovereign functions of the State and is not available to civil servants merely because they hold high office. The distinction turns on whether the office is created by or derives authority from the Constitution and whether the office-holder performs sovereign functions through the legislative, executive, or judicial organs of the State. Ministers, Judges, Speakers, Members of Parliament, Members of State Legislative Assemblies, and similarly placed constitutional authorities are treated as entitled to the prescribed form of address. Articles Other Topics Mon, 11 May 2026 09:53:43 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16390