- Home
- /
- High Courts
- /
- Bombay High Court
- /
- Civilian Awardees Can't Use "Padma...
Civilian Awardees Can't Use "Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan Or Bharat Ratna" As Prefix To Their Names: Bombay High Court
Narsi Benwal
24 Dec 2025 2:00 PM IST
The civilian awards such as Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Bharat Ratna cannot be used as a prefix or suffix to the names of the awardees, the Bombay High Court reiterated recently.Single-judge Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan while dealing with a petition involving a 2014 awardee Dr Sharad Hardikar, noted that he had used "Padma Shri" as a prefix to his name in the title of...
This is a premium content
Available exclusively to
Our subscribers
Subscribe Premium
INR 1099+GST
Your support helps us to bring you more content at
an affordable subscription scheme !!!
All payment options available
Narsi Benwal
Narsi Benwal is a Special Correspondent with Live Law covering Bombay High Court and also the Trial Courts across Maharashtra
Next Story



