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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Official Languages Act, 1963 Section 7

Optional Use of Hindi or Other Official Language in Judgments, Etc., of High Courts

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Official Languages Act, 1963 Section 7 is part of Official Languages Act, 1963 - Optional Use of Hindi or Other Official Language in Judgments, Etc., of High Courts. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

As from the appointed day or any day thereafter, the Governor of a State may, with the previous consent of the President, authorise the use of Hindi or the official language of the State, in addition to the English language, for the purposes of any judgment, decree or order passed or made by the High Court for that State and where any judgment, decree or order is passed or made in any such language (other than the English language), it shall be accompanied by a translation of the same in the English language issued under the authority of the High Court.

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What does Official Languages Act, 1963 Section 7 provide?

Section Section 7 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 (Optional Use of Hindi or Other Official Language in Judgments, Etc., of High Courts) is reproduced on this page as part of the Official Languages Act, 1963. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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