Act 19 of 1963

The Official Languages Act, 1963

An Act to provide for the languages which may be used for the official purposes of the Union, for transaction of business in Parliament, for Central and State Acts and for certain purposes in High Courts.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Official Language
  • Enacted 1963-05-10
  • 9 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Continuance of English language for official purposes of the Union and for use in Parliament. Read
4 Committee on Official Language. Read
5 Authorised Hindi translations of Central Acts, etc. Read
6 Authorised Hindi translation of State Acts in certain cases. Read
7 Optional use of Hindi or other official language in judgments, etc., of High Courts. Read
8 Power to make rules. Read
9 Certain provisions not to apply to Jammu and Kashmir. Read
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