Telangana HC asks ECI to consider Urdu forms in SIR exercise
The Telangana High Court has requested the Election Commission of India to consider providing electoral enumeration forms in Urdu for constituencies with significant Urdu-speaking populations. The court is reviewing a petition that challenges the current practice of providing forms exclusively in Telugu.
Why it matters
This case addresses linguistic inclusivity and the accessibility of democratic processes for minority language speakers in India.
Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to consider a petitioner’s request to provide enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Urdu in constituencies having 20% or more population conversant in that language.
The article reports on court proceedings and arguments from both the petitioner and the ECI without favoring one side.
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