Addressing Pendency of Cases in Odisha
by Murali Karnam† and Trijeeb Nanda††
Constitutional mandate
Delhi High Court | Mere signing documents in English does not mean the detenue has a working knowledge of English; detention order set aside
Signing in English and understanding English are two different things and it cannot be said that if one signs in English, therefore he has full understanding of the language. In other order, the ability to write one’s signature in English does not translate to having a working understanding of the language.
Pat HC | Writ Petitions under Arts. 226 & 227 or Tax References filed in Hindi to be accompanied by an authentic English version of the same
“Viewing Hindi or English as the only language does not seem to be the Constitutional mandate and it is with this end