Begin typing your search above and press return to search.
proflie-avatar
Login
exit_to_app
Democracy that banks on the electorate
access_time 28 March 2024 5:34 AM GMT
Lessons to learn from Moscow terror attack
access_time 27 March 2024 6:10 AM GMT
Gaza
access_time 26 March 2024 4:34 AM GMT
The poison is not in words, but inside
access_time 25 March 2024 5:42 AM GMT
A witchhunt, plain and simple
access_time 23 March 2024 9:35 AM GMT
DEEP READ
Schools breeding hatred
access_time 14 Sep 2023 10:37 AM GMT
Ukraine
access_time 16 Aug 2023 5:46 AM GMT
Ramadan: Its essence and lessons
access_time 13 March 2024 9:24 AM GMT
When ‘Jai Sree Ram’ becomes a death call
access_time 15 Feb 2024 9:54 AM GMT
exit_to_app
Homechevron_rightIndiachevron_rightMadras HC calls...

Madras HC calls Centre's reply in Hindi a violation of Law

text_fields
bookmark_border
Madras HC calls Centres reply in Hindi a violation of Law
cancel

Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has decreed that all the communications between the Union and the state governments should be made in English, invoking the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963.

The court order came in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a Lok Sabha member from Madurai Su Venkatesh, who sought direction from the Union government on the language of the communication between the State and Central governments. Venkatesh received a reply in Hindi from the Minister of State for Home to his request to set up examination centres for CRPF paramedical staff recruitment at Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

The court comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and Justice M Duraiswamy ruled that the Union government should communicate in the same language in which the state governments have made their requests. The Court implicitly stated that the Union government is responsible to reply in English once the representation is given in English.

The High Court bench also termed the Centre's reply in Hindi a violation of the constitutional legal rights and the Official Languages Act of 1963.

Venkatesh MP said that he had sent a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 9 requesting to set up an examination centre in Puducherry for CRPF paramedical staff recruitment in English, only to receive the reply in Hindi.

"Therefore, letters should not be sent in Hindi to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Members of Parliament of Tamil Nadu and the people of Tamil Nadu. The Central Government should send letters only in English. It should also order action against officials who violate the rule," the Court stated.

Show Full Article
TAGS:Madras HCOfficial Languages Act
Next Story