Q. Consider the following statements regarding the use of languages in the High Courts:
1. The Constitution of India provides that the Governor of a state, with the previous consent of the President, can authorise the use of Hindi in the proceedings of the high court.
2. Currently, only English is used for the judgments, decrees and orders in the High Courts of all the states.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct: According to the article 348 of Constitution, the governor of a state, with the previous consent of the President, can authorise the use of Hindi or any other official language of the state, in the proceedings in the High court of the state.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Official Language Act, 1963 enables the governor of a state, with the previous consent of the President, to authorise the use of Hindi or any other official language of the state for judgements, decrees and orders passed by the high court of the state but they should be accompanied by an English translation.
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