Article 345 in Constitution of India
345. Official language or languages of a State
Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature ... which it was being used immediately before the commencement of this Constitution
under Article 347 when the State Legislature exercises its
power under Article 345. Once the direction is issued by the President
under Article ... under Article 345 is subordinate or
servient to Article 347. Part XVII must be read as a whole and, in our
view, Articles 345
Constitution has not laid down
any language as the national language.
25. Now, it is time to turn to the two Articles, Articles 345 ... under Article 345 is subordinate or servient to Article 347.
Part XVII must be read as a whole and, in our view, Articles 345
respondents referred to Articles 345 , 346 and 347 of the Constitution. Article 345 makes a provision for official language of a State and provides that ... Constitution, all Acts etc., shall be in the English language. It is thus clear that the provisions contained in Articles 345
official language or languages of the States. Accordingly, Article 345 of the Constitution provided :
"Subject to the provisions of Articles ... basis of the provisions of Article 348 and not Articles 343 and 345 of the Constitution. This brings us to the answer of the third
immediately before the commencement of the Constitution. This Article is subject to Articles 346 and 347 of the Constitution which, however, are not pertinent ... category of the regional languages contemplated by Article 345.
Article 345 , as worded, is intended also to cover cases of those States where Hindi
High Court under Article 235 of the Constitution and in view of the provisions contained in Article 348 of the Constitution, the State Legislature ... Constitution and therefore, void, it also offends Article l3(2) and Article 315 of the Constitution.
14. The petitioner
consideration was
whether as provided by the proviso to Article 345 of the Constitution, the M B.
Official Language Act prohibited the continuance ... provisions of the Madhya
Pradesh Official Language Act as also Article 345 of the Constitution of India
while answering the question considered in that behalf
Civil Procedure Code, 1908. The Constitution then came into force. Article 345 of the Constitution is as follows:
"Subject to the provisions of Articles ... July, 1950. Section 2 of this Act provides:
"Under Article 345 of the Constitution of India, Hindi written in Devnagari script is adopted
Article 345 , 346 and 347 are reproduced as under:-
"345. Official language or languages of a State.-
Subject to the provisions of articles ... State of Uttar Pradesh.
Whereas Article 345 and Clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution provide inter alia that the Legislature of a State
