The Allahabad High Court has made one lakh of its judgments available in Hindi through AI-assisted translation, marking a significant step toward accessible justice for Hindi-speaking litigants. Separately, 9,161 Supreme Court judgments were translated and furnished to the Supreme Court within roughly two and a half months by November 25, 2023. Both initiatives reflect a broader judicial push to bridge the language gap between courts and citizens who cannot read English-language rulings.

Article 348 of the Constitution mandates that proceedings in the Supreme Court and all High Courts be conducted in English, and that authoritative texts of Bills, Acts, and judgments be in English. However, Article 348(2) allows a State Governor, with the President's prior consent, to authorize use of Hindi or another official language in High Court proceedings — though judgments must still be in English unless the President consents otherwise. This creates a structural tension: the law permits regional-language use in arguments, but most judgments remain in English, inaccessible to the majority of litigants.

The Allahabad High Court's AI-assisted translation of one lakh judgments into Hindi directly addresses this gap without requiring a constitutional amendment. It is an administrative and technological solution operating within the existing legal framework. The Supreme Court's parallel effort — 9,161 judgments translated in under three months — signals institutional momentum toward multilingual access.

For CLAT PG, the relevant legal angle is Article 348 and its proviso under clause (2), the role of the Official Languages Act 1963, and the constitutional philosophy of access to justice as a component of Article 21. The initiative also connects to the National Language Policy debate and the Supreme Court's own e-Committee recommendations on vernacular judgment delivery. Examiners testing judicial reforms often pair this with questions on the e-Courts Mission Mode Project or the eCourts Phase III initiative.