HC dismisses plea to hold DU LLB exam in Hindi

  • | Thursday | 14th June, 2018

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking direction to Delhi University (DU) to conduct the entrance examination for the LLB course in Hindi. The judgement came on a petition of 20-year-old Ayush Tiwari, a final-year BA student from Allahabad, who had approached the High Court seeking directions that he should be allowed to take the DU LLB entrance exam in Hindi. “The Intra Court Appeal assailing the decision of the single judge dated May 20, 2014, stands rejected by the division bench... A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar noted that a single judge and division Bench have already dismissed a similar plea in 2014. The HC in 2014 had dismissed a similar case saying that judgments are pronounced and reported primarily in English.

more-in The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking direction to Delhi University (DU) to conduct the entrance examination for the LLB course in Hindi. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar noted that a single judge and division Bench have already dismissed a similar plea in 2014. The HC in 2014 had dismissed a similar case saying that judgments are pronounced and reported primarily in English. Article 348 “The single judge had noted that Article 348 of the Constitution states that the language to be used in the Supreme Court and high courts as well as the acts and bills shall be in English. It was also opined by the single judge that if the relief was granted, it would be tantamount to interfering with the autonomy of Delhi University,” noted the Bench. “The Intra Court Appeal assailing the decision of the single judge dated May 20, 2014, stands rejected by the division bench... The above precedents on identical facts, bind the consideration by this court. We therefore find no merit in this writ petition, which is dismissed,” the court said. The judgement came on a petition of 20-year-old Ayush Tiwari, a final-year BA student from Allahabad, who had approached the High Court seeking directions that he should be allowed to take the DU LLB entrance exam in Hindi. The petitioner had said he was “desirous of studying law, however, since he has got all his education in Hindi medium, it would be unfair for him to take the entrance exam in English as the DU Law Faculty allows term examination of LLB to be taken in Hindi”.

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