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I really don't understand why people have an issue with local languages being embraced. If you are not comfortable in English, might as well use your mother tongue than commit blunders in English.
There is thus a constitutional mandate for High Courts to conduct proceedings (and pronounce judgments) in English, read with s. 7 of the Official Languages Act, 1963. An English translation has to follow the Hindi judgment, if such is the case when the Governor has allowed.
https://www.barandbench.com/news/allahabad-high-court-rules-hindi-translations-of-judgments-orders
And section 7 of the Official Languages Act
If governor deems fit and legislature passes a legislature for the same, high court can deliver in any language other than English.
https://www.barandbench.com/news/breaking-consider-postponing-up-elections-allahabad-high-court-election-commission-pm-modi
Aren't High Courts supposed to publish judgements in English? Article 348(2) of the Constitution says:
The Governor of a State may, with the previous consent of the President, authorise the use of the Hindi language, or any other language used for any official purposes of the State, in proceedings in the High Court having its principal seat in that State: Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to any judgment, decree or order passed or made by such High Court
Very clearly, judgements cannot be in regional languages, only proceedings can be.
Also, do the Madras/Bombay/Calcutta/Karnataka/Andhra/Punjab/Odisha/Kerala/Gujarat High Courts publish judgments in Tamil/Marathi/Bengali/Kannada/Telugu/Punjabi/Odiya/Malayalam/Gujarati ? Or it is just a Hindi thing?