[lg policy] Karnataka: Lohia panel wants Kannada in courts

[Harold Schiffman]

Date:16/08/2009 URL:
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/16/stories/2009081653860400.htm
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Karnataka - Bangalore

Lohia panel wants Kannada in courts

Special Correspondent


BANGALORE: The Ram Manohar Lohia Birth Centenary Celebrations
Committee has made out a case for using Kannada as the administrative
language in all courts, including the High Court, in the State.
Speaking after inaugurating a convention organised as part of Ram
Manohar Lohia’s Saptakranti Yatra here on Saturday, socialist movement
leader from Madhya Pradesh and former MLA Sunilam regretted the
domination of English in the proceedings of various courts in the
country. The regional language should necessarily become the
administrative language in courts. “We can’t have an imperialistic
language in courts,” he said. Dr. Sunilam, who is a member of the Ram
Manohar Lohia Birth Centenary Celebrations Committee, regretted the
Law Commission’s decision of dismissing a proposal to make Hindi the
administrative language in the Supreme Court.

He appealed to the people to launch a struggle against increasing
“fees” and “donation” burden imposed by educational institutions. “A
seat in a medical college in Karnataka costs Rs. 50 lakh. This is
nothing but commercialisation of education, which the Government
should stop by coming out with regulations,” he said. Jnanpith Award
winner U.R. Ananthamurthy said Lohia’s concept of socialism was still
relevant.

The former Speaker Krishna presided over the convention.



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