Haryana

• 14 Dec 2022

Court Orders will be Available in Hindi in Haryana from April 1

Why In News?

• According to media information received on December 13, 2022, the Haryana Government has decided regarding the use of Hindi language in subordinate courts and tribunals of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that now the orders of the courts in Haryana will also be available in Hindi language. The order will come into effect from April 1, 2023 .

Key Points

• In relation to the proposal to amend the Haryana Official Language Act, 1969, by the Haryana Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, for the purposes of sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Haryana Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2020 (13 of 2020) The notification issued for this has been approved by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya.
• People make maximum use of Hindi language in daily life. To fulfil this objective, more and more publicity of Hindi language is necessary. For this, the Haryana cabinet had approved a proposal in January.
• The Haryana Official Language Act, 1969 was passed by the state legislature to adopt Hindi the language used for official purposes of the state.
• Under the Haryana Official Language Act, 1969, Hindi was made the official language of the state of Haryana. Since then Hindi language is being used mostly as the language of administration.
• The Punjab Official Language Act, 1967 was amended by the Punjab Act No. 11 of 1969 , to which Sections 3A and 3B were added, that all civil courts and criminal courts shall be subordinate to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana and work in all revenue courts and tribunals shall be carried out in Punjabi.
• Section 3A has been added to the Haryana Official Language Act, 1969, under which all civil courts and criminal courts subordinate to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, all revenue courts and rent tribunals or tribunals constituted by any other court or state government, proceedings in such courts and tribunals, passing any decision or order, It will also be in Hindi.