 cor:~i genda tothe union terri1dries (11e of hi~ln and other languages) bill, 1978 l-to betas introduced in ink sabha 7 1 page 1, line 16,-t:q!: "de vtlag ar i " read "de val1agari" 2 page 2, line 2,-for nordinance" read "ordinances" 3 page 2, in the marginal heading to clause 4,-for "judgements ii ~ "judgments" new delhi, may 8 01978 vai sakha 18 ;1900-----rsak a)  bill no 83 of 19'18 the union territories (use of hindi and other languages) bill, 1978 a billto provlide fot the authorised hindi translation of acts passed by the legislative assemblie, of union territories and of ordin:ances promulgateci b1j the administrator of union territories and for the optional usecyj hindi or t~ official languages at union territories for certain purpose in the high coutu having their principal seats in the union territories be it enacted by parliament in tne twenty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the union territories (use of hindi and other languages) act, 1978 s (2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government | short    ||----------|| and      || com-     || mence-   || ment    |may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different union territories and for different provisions of this act z in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-definitions 10 (a) "administratoor" means the administrator of a union territory appointed by the president under article 239 of the constitution; (b) "appointed day", in relation to a union territory and any provision of this act, means the day on which that provision comes into force in that union territory; is (c) "hindi" means hindi in devnagari script; (d) "union territory" means a union territory having a legislative assembly and includes the union territory of delhi 3 where the acts passed by the legislative assembly of a union territory or the ordinance promulgated by the administrator of a union territory are in a language other than hindi, a translation of the same in hindi may be published on or after the appointed day under the authority of the administrator of the union territory in the ofllclal gazette of s that union territory and in such a case, the translation in hindi of any such act or ordinance shall be deemed to be the authoritative text thereof in the hindi language autho:ised hindi translation of acts passed by the legislative assemblies of union territories and ordinances prom11:2ated by the administrators in certain cases 4 (1) as from the appointed day or any day thereafter, the president may authorise the use of hindi or the official language of the union 10 territory in proceedings in the rieh court for that union territory and having its principal seat in that union territory optional use of hindi or other official language in judgements etc (2) as from the appointed day or any day thereafter, the president may authorise the use of hindi or the official language of the union territory in addition to the english language, for the purposes of any judg- 15 ment, decree or order pasc!ed or made by the high court for that union territory and having its prin-cipal seat in that union territory and where any judgment, decree or order is passed or made id any such language (other than the engli!lh 'anguage), it shall be aceompanled by a translation of the same in the english language issued under the authority of 20 the high court explanation-in this section, the expression "hleh court" includes the court of the judicial commissioner for the union territory of goa, daman and diu  statement of objli:cts and reasonsunder article 348 (2) of the constitution, read with section 7 of the official languages act, 1963, the governor of a state may, with the previous consent of the president, authorise the use of hindi or the cfftcial language of the state, in addition to the english language, for the purpose of any proceedings, judgments, etc, of the high court of that state similarly, section 6 of the official languages act, 1963 provides that where the legislature of a state has prescribed any language, other than hindi, for use in acts passed by the legislature of the state 0:-' in ordinances promulgated by the governor of the state, a translation of the same in hindi, in addition to a translation thereof in the english language, as required by clause (3) of article 348 of the constitution, may be pubushed under the authority of the governor of the state in the official gazette of that state and in such a case, the translation in hindi of any such act or ordinance shall be deemed to be the authoritative text thereof in the hindi language these provisions are inapplicable to the union territories as reference to the governor in these provisions will not include the administrator of a union territory it is, therefore, proposed to enact separate legislation, on the lines of sections 6 and 7 of the official languages act, 1963, to provide for the authorised hindi translation of acts passed by the legislative assemblies of union territories and ordinances promulgated by the administrators of union territories and for the optional use of hindi or the official language of a union territory for certain purposes in the high court having its principal seat in the union territory the bill seeks to give effect to the above objects new delhi; dhanik lal mandal the 24th apn1 1978 clause 3 of the bill seeks to provide for publication in the official gazette of a translation in hindi of the acts passed by the legislative assembly of a union territory or the ordinances promulgated by the administrator of a union territory, in a language other than hindi similarly clause 4 of the bill provides for the use of hindi or the oftlcial language of the union territary in proceedings and for purposes of any judgment, decree or order passed or made by the high court of a union territory this is likely to involve some recurrini expenditure but it is not possible at present to indicate the amount of such expenditure no non-recurring expenditure is likely to be involved  a billto provide for the authorised hindi translation of acts passed by the legislative assemblies of union territories and of ordinances promulgated by the administrators of union territories and foil" the option~ll use of hindi or the official languages of union territories for cenain purposes in the high courts baving their principal seats in the union territories (shri dhanik lai maftd4i, minister of state in the ;vinis~ of home affclir,) j 