Abu Dhabi declaring Hindi as official language in courts will make justice more accessible: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, February 12: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said, Abu Dhabi declaring Hindi as one of the official languages in its courts will make the justice delivery system simpler and more accessible to Indian expatriates in that country. In a tweet, Swaraj thanked Abu Dhabi for their decision.

 

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department had said on Saturday said that it has included Hindi as the third official language used in its courts, alongside Arabic and English, as part of a move designed to improve access to justice

This move will benefit many foreign nationals especially the Indian community to have hassle-free access to the existing legal procedures and other important facilities in Hindi. With this provision, all the legal documents and interactive forms of statement of claims will be made available in the Hindi Language along with Arabic and English.

 

Applauding the decision, India’s UAE Ambassador Navdeep Suri took to Twitter and wrote, “ This is an excellent step by Abu Dhabi that will certainly improve access to justice for India's blue collar workers. It also fits perfectly into the wider agenda of UAE's Year of Tolerance”.