Supreme Court Justice P S Narasimha conveyed his dissatisfaction with lawyers who consistently referred to him as 'My Lord' and 'Your Lordship' during legal proceedings. 

During the hearing of a routine case with Justice A S Bopanna, Justice Narasimha asked a senior lawyer how many times will you say ''My Lords?''

''If you stop saying this, I will give you half of my salary.''

Justice Narasimha suggested that lawyers should consider using the word 'Sir' instead, and he humorously added that they might even start counting the number of times the senior lawyer used the term 'My Lords.'

In 2006, the Bar Council of India passed a resolution, which decided that lawyers should not address judges as 'My Lord' and 'Your Lordship.' However, in practice, this guideline is not consistently followed.

Earlier in 2013, a petition was filed in the apex court seeking a ban on the use of  "My Lord" or "Your Lordships" in courts, calling it a relic of the colonial era and a sign of slavery. A PIL was filed by a senior lawyer seeking the top court's direction to strictly prohibit the use of "My Lord" or "Your Lordships" in the courts throughout India alleging that "it is against the dignity of the country."

In 2014, the Supreme Court emphasized that judges should be addressed in a respectful and dignified manner in courtrooms. They clarified that it was not mandatory to use terms like "my lord," "your lordship," or "your honour." Justices HL Dattu and SA Bobde, as part of a bench, made this observation during a hearing related to a petition that argued addressing judges as "my lord" or "your lordship" in courts was a practice rooted in the colonial era.