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REGIONAL LANGUAGES

Official language or languages of a State. --- 
                                                                           Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one more of the Languages in use the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State:
Provided that, until the Legislature of the State otherwise provides by law,the English language shall Continue to be used for those official purposes within the State for which it was being used immediately before the commencement of this Constitution.

Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and Union. ---
                    The language for the time being authorised for use in the Union for official purposes shall be the official language for communication between one State and another State and a between a State and the Union:
Provided that if two or more States agfee that the Hindi language should be the official language for communication between such States, that language may be used for such commutation.
Special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a State . ----
                                                                                                                                                     On a demand being made in that behalf the President may, if he satisfied that a substantial proportion of the population of a State desire the use of any language spoken by them to be recognised by the State,direct that such language shall also be officially recognised throughout that State, or any part thereof for such purpose as he may specify.
Language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the High Courts and for Acts,Bills,etc. ---

(1). Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part, until Parliament by law otherwise provides --- (a). of all Bills to be introduced or amendments thereto to be moved in either House of Parliament or in the House or either House of the Legislature of a State,
(b). of all Act passed by Parliament or the Legislature of a State and of all Ordinances promulgated by the President or the Governor of a State.
(c).of all order ,rules, regulation and bye - laws issued under this Constitution or under any law made by Parliament or the Legislature of a State,
Shall be in the English language.
(2).Notwithstanding anything in sub -/clause (1), the Governor of a State may, with the previous consent of the President, authorise the use of the Hindi language, or any other language used for any official purposes of the State ,in proceedings in the High  Court having its principal seat in that State:
Provided that nothing in this sub - clause (b) of clause (1), where the Legislature of a State has prescribed any language other than the English language for use in Bill Introduced in, or Acts passed by, the Legislature of the State or in Ordinances promulgated by the Governor of a State or in any order,rule regulation or bye - law referred to in paragraph (c) of that sub -clause,a translation of the same in  English language published under the authority of the Governor of the State in the Official Gazette of that State shall be deemed to be the authoritative text thereof in the English language under this article.
Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language. --- During the period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, no Bill or amendment making provision for the language to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in clause (1) or article 348 shall be introduced or moved in either House of Parliament without the previous sanction of the President, and the President shall not give his sanction to the introduction of any such Bill or the moving of any such amendment except after he has taken into consideration the recommendations of the Commission constituted under clause (1) of article 344 and the report of the Committee constituted under clause (4) of that article.
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