URDU & HINDI ONE LANGUAGE ACCORDING TO SCHOLARS; LANGUAGE SHOULDN'T BECOME A CAUSE FOR DIVISION: SC

URDU & HINDI ONE LANGUAGE ACCORDING TO SCHOLARS; LANGUAGE SHOULDN'T BECOME A CAUSE FOR DIVISION: SC

An appellant challenged the use of Urdu on the Patur Municipal Council’s signboard, claiming it violated the 1965 Act and, later, the 2022 Act making Marathi the official language. After the Council rejected her complaint, the Collector upheld that decision, the Divisional Commissioner reversed it, and the Bombay HC dismissed her petition. The Supreme Court held her Section 308 application untenable, as only the Chief Officer may invoke it post-2018 amendments, and clarified the 2022 Act does not bar additional languages—especially Eighth Schedule languages like Urdu—alongside Marathi. The appeal was dismissed as based on a legal misconception.

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