Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has welcomed the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s announcement that Supreme Court judgements will now be translated in Odia language.
Lauding the move, the Odisha CM said that it will greatly improve access to justice and make judgements comprehensible for wider citizenry.
“On behalf of people of Odisha, welcome Hon’ble Supreme Court Chief Justice of India Shri DY Chandrachud’s announcement that judgements will now be translated in Odia Language. It will greatly improve access to justice and make judgements comprehensible for wider citizenry”, the Chief Minister tweeted.
On behalf of people of #Odisha, welcome Hon’ble Supreme Court Chief Justice of India Shri DY Chandrachud’s announcement that judgements will now be translated in #OdiaLanguage. It will greatly improve access to justice and make judgements comprehensible for wider citizenry.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 25, 2023
The judgments delivered by the Supreme Court will now be translated into four languages —Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Odia — Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said, while remarking that English is “not a comprehensible language to 99.99% of the citizens” in the country.