The Allahabad High Court today has started publishing its judgments in the State’s vernacular language, Hindi. The decision was taken after new Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker assumed office.
In a press note released on Tuesday stated, “The Government of India and Hon’ble Supreme Court has taken an initiative that copies of the judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court and Hon’ble High Court also be made available in all vernacular languages to the common man and the concerned departments. In pursuance thereof, after the oath ceremony of Hon’ble Chief Justice Shri Pritinker Diwaker on 26th March 2023, taking prompt steps in this regard, the Hon’ble High Court, Allahabad has for the first time got the judgment passed by Hon’ble Justice Om Prakash Shukla, who is presiding at Lucknow Bench of Hon’ble High Court, Allahabad, in Writ-A No.-13156 of 2020 translated in vernacular language (Hindi) and uploaded the same on the website of this Hon’ble High Court.”
A judgment passed by Bench of Justice Om Prakash Shukla on March 3 was made available in Hindi on the High Court’s website.
Further, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that the process of releasing Supreme Court judgments in regional languages has begun. Nearly 2,900 judgments have been translated into vernacular languages till now.
Kerala, Delhi, and Bombay High Courts have already started publishing their judgments in the vernacular of their respective States.
