Which Article of the Constitution provides that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every High Court shall be in English Language?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c)  Article 348
Explanation: •  Article 348(1) of the Constitution of India explicitly states that until Parliament by law otherwise provides, all proceedings in the  Supreme Court and in every  High Court shall be in the  English language. • This provision ensures  uniformity in the judicial system across the country, where judges and lawyers from different states can interact without language barriers. • All  authoritative texts of Bills, Acts, Ordinances, Orders, Rules, Regulations, and Bye-laws must also be in English. •  Article 348(2) allows the  Governor of a State (with the President's previous consent) to authorize the use of  Hindi or any other language for official purposes of the High Court, but this does not apply to judgments, decrees, or orders. •  Judgments and decrees of the High Courts must continue to be in English unless Parliament passes a law to the contrary.
Information Booster: • The  Official Languages Act, 1963, further reinforces these provisions while allowing for the optional use of Hindi in certain High Court proceedings. • Recently, there has been an initiative by the Supreme Court to translate its judgments into regional languages using  AI tools, though the  English version remains the official and legally binding one.
Additional Knowledge: Article 345 (Option a) • Deals with the  Official language or languages of a State. • It empowers the State Legislature to adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State.
Article 350 (Option b) • Concerns the  Language to be used in representations for redress of grievances. • It provides that every person is entitled to submit a representation in any of the languages used in the Union or the State. • It is followed by  Article 350A (Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage) and  Article 350B (Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities).