The present notification on this subject was issued on 26 July, 1979. This notification superseded all the previous notifications and was also amended many times. The updated version of the Table, containing all the amendments made therein so far (2019), is given below:
(1) President
(2) Vice-President
(3) Prime Minister
(4) Governors of states within their respective states
(5) Former presidents
(5A) Deputy Prime Minister
(6) Chief Justice of India Speaker of Lok Sabha
(7) Cabinet Ministers of the Union, Chief Ministers of States within their respective States,
Vice-Chairperson, NITI Aayog, Former Prime Ministers, Leaders of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
(7A) Holders of Bharat Ratna decoration
(8) Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to India, Chief Ministers of States outside their respective States, Governors of States outside their respective States
(9) Judges of Supreme Court
(9A) Chairperson, Union Public Service Commission, Chief Election Commissioner, Comptroller Auditor General of India
(10) Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Deputy Chief Ministers of States, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha, Members of the NITI Aayog, Ministers of State of the Union (and any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for defence matters)
(11) Attorney General of India , Cabinet Secretary, Lieutenant Governors within their respective Union Territories
(21) Members of Parliament
65th BPSC
Q. In the Indian Order of Precedence, who amongst the following comes last or has least precedence?
A. The Chairman of UPSC
B. The Chief Justice of High Court
C. Chief Election Commissioner
D. None of the above