The names in these languages are hard to pronounce for non-Hindi and non-Sanskrit speakers, which violates the fundamental right under Article 19, the petitioner claimed.
Criminal justice laws. (iStock)
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Kerala High Court against Parliament naming legislation in Hindi or Sanskrit. The plea, by a lawyer, sought the court’s directions to the central government to give English titles to the three new legislations passed by Parliament to replace the existing ones.