: Delhi HC asks Centre not to take its order on translating EIA draft in 22 languages ‘combatively’ #IndiaNEWS The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that its order that the draft Environment Impact

Delhi HC asks Centre not to take its order on translating EIA draft in 22 languages ‘combatively’ #IndiaNEWS
The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that its order that the draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 be translated in all 22 languages in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution should not be taken “combatively??? by the Centre, PTI reported.“View taken by the court should not be taken so combatively by the Union government,??? a special bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan told the environment ministry which has been against translating draft EIA in vernacular languages.The court said that people living in remote areas of the country might not understand the contents of the draft EIA if it was published only in English and Hindi. It further said that the “statutory scheme??? as well as “principles of good governance??? demand that everyone should be included in the consultative process, PTI reported.“They [people in remote areas] are our citizens, they also need to be heard,??? the bench said. “Why are you resisting it so hard????The court also suggested that the translation into vernacular languages can be “ordered in the peculiar facts of the instant case???, which would mean that it will not be considered as a precedent in future cases.Representing the Centre, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma told the bench that translation...Read more

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