“Urdu is acceptable but not Hindi: My Lords of the Supreme Court, what is the problem in accepting the languages of India”, Opindia, April 17, 2025:
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday (15th April 2025) dismissed a petition challenging the use of Urdu in the signboard of a municipality in Maharashtra. Describing Urdu as the best example of Ganga-Jamuni or Hindustani Tehzeeb, the Supreme Court said that language is part of the culture and it should not become a reason to divide people. At the same time, the apex court has declared English as the official language in court proceedings.
In the case of Maharashtra, the decision of the Bombay High Court was challenged in the Supreme Court. The Bombay High Court had allowed the use of Urdu on the signboard of the new building of the Municipal Council located at Patur in Akola district. This petition was dismissed by a division bench of Supreme Court Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
The bench said that the display of any additional language is not a violation of the Maharashtra Local Authority (Official Language) Act 2022. There is also no restriction on the use of Urdu in this Act. The Supreme Court noted that the purpose of using Urdu on the signboard is only ‘effective communication’. Therefore, the diversity of language should be respected…….”
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