Overview

• The court’s order followed a PIL by the Meghalaya Linguistic Minority Development Forum urging government action on the 2016 welfare report.
• The 2016 recommendations include translating government documents into minority languages, establishing language preference registers in schools and supporting minority language educational institutions.
• Senior advocate K. Paul asked the court to direct Meghalaya to immediately establish a Board for Linguistic Welfare as outlined in the report.
• State counsel Additional Advocate General K. Khan said he could not confirm whether the report had been presented to Parliament or if any measures had been implemented.
• The court has set the next hearing for July 10, when officials must update judges on steps taken since 2016.