Plea Seeking To Make Hindi Official Language In Supreme Court Rejected
The Supreme Court of India dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to mandate Hindi as an official language for the court. The bench stated that language reforms are being handled administratively and are not suitable for judicial orders.
Why it matters
The ruling reinforces the separation of powers and the court's preference for gradual, phased linguistic integration over forced constitutional mandates.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to constitute a commission to examine and recommend the use of Hindi as an official language of the top court.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said language-related reforms were already being considered administratively and could not be brought about through judicial orders.The PIL, filed by Brahmeshwar Nath Mishra, sought a direction to the Centre to constitute a commission for making recommendations regarding the use of Hindi as the official language of the Supreme Court.Appearing for Mishra, an advocate submitted that the Centre could be directed to constitute such a commission and referred to various constitutional provisions in support of the plea.The CJI said the Supreme Court was already introducing language-related…
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