SC Rejects PIL Seeking Panel on Hindi as Apex Court’s Official Language
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The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking the creation of a commission to mandate Hindi as the court's official language.
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- The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation that requested a commission to establish Hindi as the official language of the court.
- A three-judge bench stated that language-related reforms are currently being implemented through administrative processes rather than judicial orders.
- The court is already providing Hindi summaries for reports and plans to expand this to other regional languages.
- The judiciary emphasizes a gradual and phased approach to linguistic inclusivity in legal proceedings.
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Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India
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“We are now giving a brief description of all the reports in Hindi. We will start with other regional languages”
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…SC Rejects PIL Seeking Panel on Hindi as Apex Court’s Official Language " We are now giving a brief description of all the reports in Hindi. We will start with other regional languages ," the CJI said, adding the court would maintain the country's linguistic culture and respect regional languages. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a commission to…
“These things do not happen through court orders. They happen as part of reforms, slowly and in a phased manner. Such things we are doing”
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…now giving a brief description of all the reports in Hindi. We will start with other regional languages," the CJI said, adding the court would maintain the country's linguistic culture and respect regional languages. " These things do not happen through court orders. They happen as part of reforms, slowly and in a phased manner. Such things we are doing ," the CJI said. The top court also pointed out that the relief sought in the PIL would entail a constitutional amendment. The counsel, however, pressed for at least a direction to constitute a commission, The apex…
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