Give names for Bills in English, Chidambaram tells Union govt.
The Hindu
Give names for Bills in English, Chidambaram tells Union govt.
Former Union Finance Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday questioned the rationale behind naming legislation in Hindi.
“I am not against naming them in Hindi. It is better to give names in English since the Union Law Ministry drafts all the provisions in English. Then only, it is translated into Hindi and other languages. The majority of the official communication in courts is in English. During some instances, the judges have asked for the English translation of legal jargon when communicated in Hindi,” he told mediapersons in Pudukottai.
Mr. Chidambaram was referring to the names given to three new Bills — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 — that will replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act.
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