Supreme Court of India

Hindi Hitrakshak Samiti and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1990] 1 S.C.R. 588
Bench Sabyasachi Mukharji, K.N. Saikia and M.M. Punchhi JJ.
Decided 26 February 1990

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that in view of the controversy involved herein, we should not proceed with this applica­ tion on that basis any further.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 29(2) and 32-Non-holding of pre-medical and pre-dental examinations in Hindi or other regional languages-Whether amounts to denial of admission on grounds of language-Whether violative of Fundamental Rights-Writ for direc­ tion to conduct examination in particular language-Whether appro­ priate remedy. 'Writ Petition was filed in this Court praying for a direction to the respondents to hold pre-medical and pre-dental examination in Hindi and other regional languages. It was contended that pre-medical studies in medical and dental examination should be

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