Article 210 - Language to be used in the Legislature - Constitution of India

Article 210. Language to be used in the Legislature.- (1) Notwithstanding anything in Part XVII, but subject to the provisions of article 348, business in the Legislature of a State shall be transacted in the official language or languages of the State or in Hindi or in English: Provided that the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or Chairman of the Legislative Council, or person acting as such, as the case may be, may permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in any of the languages aforesaid to address the House in his mother-tongue. (2) Unless the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, this article shall, after the expiration of a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, have effect as if the words or in English were omitted therefrom: 1 [ Provided that in relation to the 2 [ Legislatures of the States of Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura ] this clause shall have effect as if for the words fifteen years occurring therein, the words twenty-five years were substituted: ] 3 [ Provided further that in relation to the 4 [ Legislatures of the States of 5 [ Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Mizoram ]] , this clause shall have effect as if for the words fifteen years occurring therein, the words forty years were substituted. ] ******************** NOTES:- 1 . Inserted vide Section 46 of the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 (53 of 1970) dated 25-10-1970 w.e.f. 25-01-1971. 2 . Substituted vide Section 71 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), dated 21-12-1971 w.e.f. 21-01-1971, before it was read as, Legislature of the State of Himachal Pradesh 3 . Inserted vide Section 39 of the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986) dated 14-08-1986 w.e.f. 20-02-1987. 4 . Substituted vide Section 42 of the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 (69 of 1986) dated 24-12-1986 w.e.f. 20-02-1987, before it was read as, Legislature of the State of Mizoram 5 . Substituted vide Section 63 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987) dated 23-05-1987 w.e.f. 30-05-1987, before it was read as, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram