The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of a group of lawyers to argue their cases in Hindi apart from the English language used now.
In a communique to Ashok Aggarwal, president of the Delhi unit of the lawyers' association, Registrar General (Administration) of the high court said: "Hindi in high court is considered by this court but not acceded to."
About the letter he received Friday, Aggarwal said Sunday: "We will raise our voices against this. This will be the beginning of our agitation. We have a huge support from lawyers and will lead our campaign."
"When lawyers argue in Hindi, judges do not pay attention to them. English has become a status symbol," Aggarwal said. Moreover, Article 348 of the constitution provides for arguing court cases in English as well as in regional languages, he pointed out.
"Hindi is being used in the high courts of Rajasthan, Allahabad and Madhya Pradesh, but not in the national capital," he said.