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India - Constitution - Directorate General of Mines Safety

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Subject to the provisions <strong>of</strong> articles 346 and 347, theLegislature <strong>of</strong> a State may by law adopt any one or more <strong>of</strong> thelanguages in use in the State or Hindi as the Language orLanguages to be used for all or any <strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>ficial purposes <strong>of</strong>that State; Provided that, until the Legislature <strong>of</strong> the Stateotherwise provides by law, the English language shall continueto be used for those <strong>of</strong>ficial purposes within the State for whichit was being used immediately before the commencement <strong>of</strong>this <strong>Constitution</strong>.Article 346 Official language for communication between oneState and another or between a State and the UnionThe language for the time being authorised for use in the Unionfor <strong>of</strong>ficial purposes shall be the <strong>of</strong>ficial language forcommunication between one State and another State andbetween a State and the Union:Provided that if two or more States agree that the Hindilanguage should be the <strong>of</strong>ficial language for communicationbetween such States, that language may be used for suchcommunication.Article 347 Special provision relating to language spoken by asection <strong>of</strong> the population <strong>of</strong> a StateOn a demand being made in that behalf the President may, ifhe is satisfied that a substantial proportion <strong>of</strong> the population <strong>of</strong>a State desire the use <strong>of</strong> any language spoken by them to berecognised by that state, direct that such language shall also be<strong>of</strong>ficially recognised throughout that State or any part there<strong>of</strong>for such purpose as he may specify.Chapter III Language <strong>of</strong> the Supreme Court, High Courts, etc.Article 348 Language to be used in the Supreme Court and inthe High Courts and for Acts, Bills, etc.(1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions <strong>of</strong> thisPart, until Parliament by law otherwise provides -(a) all proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every HighCourt,(b) the authoritative texts -(i) <strong>of</strong> all Bills to be introduced or amendments thereto to bemoved in either House <strong>of</strong> Parliament or in the House or eitherHouse <strong>of</strong> the Legislature <strong>of</strong> a State.(ii) <strong>of</strong> all Acts passed by Parliament or the Legislature <strong>of</strong> aState and <strong>of</strong> all Ordinances promulgated by the President orthe Governor <strong>of</strong> a State, and(iii) <strong>of</strong> all orders, rules, regulations and bye-laws issued underthis <strong>Constitution</strong> or under any law made by Parliament or theLegislature <strong>of</strong> a State, shall be in the English language.(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-clause (a) <strong>of</strong> clause (1), theGovernor <strong>of</strong> a State may, with the previous consent <strong>of</strong> thePresident, authorise the use <strong>of</strong> the Hindi language, or any otherlanguage used for any <strong>of</strong>ficial purposes <strong>of</strong> the State, inproceedings in the High Court having its principal seat in thatState:Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to any judgment,decree or order passed or made by such High Court.

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