25 Aug 2023 7:02 AM GMT
The Madras Bar Association has passed a resolution raising objection against the renaming of IPC, Indian Evidence Act and CrPC in Hindi. The Association has taken objection to the names "Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill", "Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill", "Bharatiya Sakshya Bill", for the Bills which seek to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act respectively.
The Association said that naming the bills in Hindi is "against the provisions of the Constitution" and raised a plea that the English names be retained.
The bills were introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 11 in the Lok Sabha, on the last day of the Parliament's Monsoon Session. The Bills have been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee.