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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Make Hindi Official Language, Says Reforms Happen Gradually.
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News18•25-09-2026, 15:34
Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Make Hindi Official Language, Says Reforms Happen Gradually.
- •Supreme Court dismissed a petition demanding Hindi as the sole language for its proceedings.
- •Petitioner Brahmeshwar Nath Mishra sought a commission to make Hindi an official language.
- •CJI Suryakant stated that linguistic reforms cannot be enforced by judicial order, but happen gradually.
- •The court clarified it already provides judgment summaries in Hindi and plans to expand to other regional languages.
- •Administrative work on linguistic reforms is ongoing, as overnight changes are not feasible.
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A three-judge bench dismissed the petition, stating that such policy and linguistic reforms are matters of administrative understanding and system, and cannot be enforced overnight through a judicial decree or order.
The petition was filed by Brahmeshwar Nath Mishra, who sought directions for the central government to constitute a special commission to gather recommendations for making Hindi an official language.
The bench clarified that the court is conscious of linguistic diversity and is already providing summaries of all judgments in Hindi, with plans to expand to other regional languages using technology and continuous translation.
