News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Abhishek Dixit
Updated Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:39 PM IST
Summary
Gangam Sudhir Kumar Reddy of Hyderabad has a tour and travel business. Anti Narcotics Cell had arrested him from Mumbai. Anti Narcotics Cell told about his statutory rights in Hindi.
A Telugu speaking person from Hyderabad has asked in the Supreme Court whether Hindi is the national language. On his same question, the Bombay High Court, answering yes, rejected his bail application. The petitioner had contended that the Anti Narcotics Cell told him about his rights in Hindi even though he only knows Telugu. The Bombay High Court, while rejecting his bail application, had argued that the person doing business of tour and travel should have knowledge of the national language.
Gangam Sudhir Kumar Reddy of Hyderabad has a tour and travel business. Anti Narcotics Cell had arrested him from Mumbai. A substantial quantity of Contraband was found in his car. Anti Narcotics Cell told about his statutory rights in Hindi. Whereas Reddy understands only Telugu. Reddy applied for bail in the Bombay High Court.
There the Anti Narcotics Cell told the court that it was given complete information in a national language only. Reddy argued that Section 50 of the NDPS Act was not followed in his case. Rejecting the application, the Bombay High Court said, you have stated that you have tour and travel work. For this it is necessary that you have an understanding of the national languages. Hindi is a national language so we cannot give you relief.
In a recent case, the Delhi High Court held that Article 22(5) requires that a person be informed of his fundamental rights in a language that is well understood by him.
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A Telugu speaking person from Hyderabad has asked in the Supreme Court whether Hindi is the national language. On his same question, the Bombay High Court, answering yes, rejected his bail application. The petitioner had contended that the Anti Narcotics Cell told him about his rights in Hindi even though he only knows Telugu. The Bombay High Court, while rejecting his bail application, had argued that the person doing business of tour and travel should have knowledge of the national language.
Gangam Sudhir Kumar Reddy of Hyderabad has a tour and travel business. Anti Narcotics Cell had arrested him from Mumbai. A substantial quantity of Contraband was found in his car. Anti Narcotics Cell told about his statutory rights in Hindi. Whereas Reddy understands only Telugu. Reddy applied for bail in the Bombay High Court.
There the Anti Narcotics Cell told the court that it was given complete information in a national language only. Reddy argued that Section 50 of the NDPS Act was not followed in his case. Rejecting the application, the Bombay High Court said, you have stated that you have tour and travel work. For this it is necessary that you have an understanding of the national languages. Hindi is a national language so we cannot give you relief.
In a recent case, the Delhi High Court held that Article 22(5) requires that a person be informed of his fundamental rights in a language that is well understood by him.