M.B. SHARMA J.:—In the present writ petition a question of far-reaching importance is involved as to whether in view of S. 47 of the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 (for short *the Ordinance) all the proceedings in this Court including the judgments, orders and decrees should only be written in Hindi Devnagari Script, which has been declared as Official Language of the Court.

2. Section 47 of the Ordinance reads as under:

"47 Language of the Court—All proceedings in the High Court shall be in Hindi written in Devnagari Script which will be the language of the Court.

Provided that where a Judge hearing a case is not familiar with Hindi the proceedings may be conducted by him in English."

Section 46 of the Ordinance vests power in the High Court to make the Rules consistently with the laws for the time being in force to regulate the sittings of the court, and in exercise of the aforesaid powers and the powers conferred under Art. 225 of the Constitution of India and all other powers enabling in that behalf the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan made the Rules of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, 1952 (for short the Rules). Under R. 125 of the Rules every memorandum of

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