Consider the following statements: 1. The Indian Constitution mandates that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and High Courts be conducted in English, unless Parliament decides otherwise. 2. The Indian Constitution allows the Chief Minster of the State to authorize the use of Hindi or another official language in the State’s High Court. 3. At present, only four High Courts in India are allowed to use Hindi in their proceedings. How many of the statements given above are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The Indian Constitution mandates that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and High Courts be conducted in English, unless Parliament decides otherwise.
2. The Indian Constitution allows the Chief Minster of the State to authorize the use of Hindi or another official language in the State’s High Court.
3. At present, only four High Courts in India are allowed to use Hindi in their proceedings.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 3 are correct.  Article 348(1) of the Indian Constitution specifies that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and every High Court shall be conducted in English unless Parliament provides otherwise by law. Currently, only the High Courts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar are authorized to use Hindi in their proceedings.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Article 348(2) of the Constitution allows the Governor of a State, with the previous consent of the President, to authorize the use of Hindi or any other language used for any official purposes of the State in the proceedings of the High Court.

Source: The Hindu

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