Exemption of high dignitaries (such as the President of India, the Vice-President, Governors,…

Section 133(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ('Exemption of other persons') entitles high constitutional and state dignitaries—including the President of India, the Vice-President, the Speaker of the House of the People, Union and State Ministers, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, Governors of States, and presiding officers of State Legislatures—to exemption from personal appearance in court. Section 132 exempts women who, according to the customs and manners of the country, ought not to be compelled to appear in public, whereas Section 142 requires orders and notices to be in writing and Section 143 deals with postage.