[ Wion News ]Are Hindi, Sanskrit names of criminal laws unconstitutional? Madras HC issues notice to Modi govt

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– A major controversy has erupted over the Hindi and Sanskrit language nomenclature of new criminal laws in India.
– A petition was filed in the Madras High Court seeking directives to declare the names unconstitutional.
– The court refused to stay the implementation of the new laws that came into effect on July 1, replacing the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act.
– The court instead sought a response from the Union government’s representative.
– The Union government, represented by Additional Solicitor General ARL Sundaresan, argued that there was nothing unconstitutional in the new criminal laws.
– The petition, filed by lawyer B Ramkumar Adityan, argued that the Hindi and Sanskrit nomenclature violated Article 348 (1) (a) of the Constitution.
– The petition pointed out that out of the 28 states and eight union territories in the country, only nine states and two union territories have Hindi as their official language.
– The petition also stated that “Hindi is not the mother tongue of 56.37 per cent of Indians and yet the Union government has assigned Hindi and Sanskrit nomenclature to the new laws”.
– Sundaresan responded by clarifying that the English alphabet has been used in the nomenclature of Hindi names.

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