<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Persons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> President ( Ram Nath Kovind ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Vice president ( Venkaiah Naidu ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Prime minister ( Narendra Modi ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Governors of states ( within their respective states ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> <P> Former presidents ( Pratibha Patil , Pranab Mukherjee ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5A </Td> <Td> <P> Deputy prime minister ( vacant ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief justice ( Dipak Misra ) </Li> <Li> Speaker of the Lok Sabha ( Sumitra Mahajan ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cabinet ministers of the Union </Li> <Li> Chief ministers of states ( within their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Deputy Chairman of the NITI Aayog ( Rajiv Kumar ) </Li> <Li> Former prime ministers ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee , H.D. Deve Gowda , Manmohan Singh ) </Li> <Li> Leaders of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha ( Ghulam Nabi Azad ) and the Lok Sabha ( vacant ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7A </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Holders of the Bharat Ratna ( Amartya Sen , Lata Mangeshkar , C.N.R. Rao , Sachin Tendulkar , Atal Bihari Vajpayee ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary and the high commissioner s of Commonwealth countries accredited to India </Li> <Li> Chief ministers of states ( when outside their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Governors of states ( when outside their respective states ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Judges of the Supreme Court of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9A </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chairman , Union Public Service Commission ( Vinay Mittal ) </Li> <Li> Chief Election Commissioner ( Om Prakash Rawat ) </Li> <Li> Comptroller and Auditor General ( Rajiv Mehrishi ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ( P.J. Kurien ) </Li> <Li> Deputy Chief ministers of states </Li> <Li> Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha ( M. Thambidurai ) </Li> <Li> Members of the NITI Aayog </Li> <Li> Ministers of states of the Union </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lieutenants governor of union territories ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> <Li> Attorney general ( Kottayan Katankot Venugopal ) </Li> <Li> Cabinet secretary ( Pradeep Kumar Sinha ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> <P> Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank </P> <Ul> <Li> Chief of the Army Staff ( General Bipin Rawat ) </Li> <Li> Chief of the Air Staff ( Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa ) </Li> <Li> Chief of the Naval Staff ( Admiral Sunil Lanba ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary accredited to India </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief justices of states </Li> <Li> Chairmen and speakers of state legislatures ( within their respective states ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief ministers of union territories ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> <Li> Cabinet ministers in states ( within their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> <Li> Deputy ministers of the union </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Officiating chiefs of staff holding the rank of lieutenant general or equivalent rank </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> Judges of high courts </Li> <Li> Chairman , Central Administrative Tribunal </Li> <Li> Chairman , Minorities Commission </Li> <Li> Chairman , Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cabinet ministers in states ( outside their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Chairmen and Speakers of state legislatures ( outside their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Chairman , Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission </Li> <Li> Deputy chairmen and deputy speakers of state legislatures ( within their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Ministers of state in states ( within their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Ministers of union territories and executive councillors of Delhi ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> <Li> Speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories </Li> <Li> Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief commissioners of union territories
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Persons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> President ( Ram Nath Kovind ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Vice president ( Venkaiah Naidu ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Prime minister ( Narendra Modi ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Governors of states ( within their respective states ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> <P> Former presidents ( Pratibha Patil , Pranab Mukherjee ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5A </Td> <Td> <P> Deputy prime minister ( vacant ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief justice ( Dipak Misra ) </Li> <Li> Speaker of the Lok Sabha ( Sumitra Mahajan ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cabinet ministers of the Union </Li> <Li> Chief ministers of states ( within their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Deputy Chairman of the NITI Aayog ( Rajiv Kumar ) </Li> <Li> Former prime ministers ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee , H.D. Deve Gowda , Manmohan Singh ) </Li> <Li> Leaders of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha ( Ghulam Nabi Azad ) and the Lok Sabha ( vacant ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7A </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Holders of the Bharat Ratna ( Amartya Sen , Lata Mangeshkar , C.N.R. Rao , Sachin Tendulkar , Atal Bihari Vajpayee ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary and the high commissioner s of Commonwealth countries accredited to India </Li> <Li> Chief ministers of states ( when outside their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Governors of states ( when outside their respective states ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Judges of the Supreme Court of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9A </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chairman , Union Public Service Commission ( Vinay Mittal ) </Li> <Li> Chief Election Commissioner ( Om Prakash Rawat ) </Li> <Li> Comptroller and Auditor General ( Rajiv Mehrishi ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ( P.J. Kurien ) </Li> <Li> Deputy Chief ministers of states </Li> <Li> Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha ( M. Thambidurai ) </Li> <Li> Members of the NITI Aayog </Li> <Li> Ministers of states of the Union </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lieutenants governor of union territories ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> <Li> Attorney general ( Kottayan Katankot Venugopal ) </Li> <Li> Cabinet secretary ( Pradeep Kumar Sinha ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> <P> Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank </P> <Ul> <Li> Chief of the Army Staff ( General Bipin Rawat ) </Li> <Li> Chief of the Air Staff ( Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa ) </Li> <Li> Chief of the Naval Staff ( Admiral Sunil Lanba ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary accredited to India </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief justices of states </Li> <Li> Chairmen and speakers of state legislatures ( within their respective states ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief ministers of union territories ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> <Li> Cabinet ministers in states ( within their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> <Li> Deputy ministers of the union </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Officiating chiefs of staff holding the rank of lieutenant general or equivalent rank </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> Judges of high courts </Li> <Li> Chairman , Central Administrative Tribunal </Li> <Li> Chairman , Minorities Commission </Li> <Li> Chairman , Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cabinet ministers in states ( outside their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Chairmen and Speakers of state legislatures ( outside their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Chairman , Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission </Li> <Li> Deputy chairmen and deputy speakers of state legislatures ( within their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Ministers of state in states ( within their respective states ) </Li> <Li> Ministers of union territories and executive councillors of Delhi ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> <Li> Speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories </Li> <Li> Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council ( within their respective union territories ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief commissioners of union territories
in the warrant of precedence the speaker of lok sabha is placed
in the warrant of precedence the speaker of lok sabha is placed
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