A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud as well as Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra noted that judicial officers have to deal with witnesses and evidence in local languages and hence knowledge of local language is essential.
“Requirement of a judicial officer to be adept in local language wherein appointed is a valid requirement. Judicial officers once appointed have to deal with witnesses and evidence in the said local language. Thus such a requirement is justified and any change needed is in the policy domain,” the Court said.
Source: Barandbench
