'Too costly': DMRC opposes plea over Hindi Metro station name
New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday opposed a plea before the Delhi High Court to change the Hindi name of the Supreme Court Metro station to "Sarvochh Nyayalaya", asserting that it would impose a financial burden on the exchequer. The court, however, observed that the apprehension of multiple litigations could not be relied upon as a ground to oppose the proposal.
The court directed the Centre and the DMRC to file an affidavit in the petition filed by advocate Umesh Sharma, taking into consideration the mandate of the Official Languages Act, 1963 and the Official Languages (Use for Official Purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976.
DMRC's counsel told the court that the proposed change would mean replacing s...
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