A written undertaking to the effect was furnished before Justice S Vaidyanathan, who had yesterday granted bail to these 10 people. They courted arrest at the end of their sit-in protest in CJ Sanjay Kishan Kaul's court, demanding that Tamil be declared the official language of the court.
"The petitioners undertake that they will not indulge in any form of agitation in the court hall in future," they said.
"On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the magistrate/trial court is entitled to take appropriate action against them," he said.
On the lawyers' demand to make Tamil the official language of the court,the judge said no one was against making it the official language in the HC. However no court of law in India was competent to decide if the language of the court should be in English or any other language.
Pointing out that all proceedings before the Supreme Court and High Courts are in English as per the Constitution, Justice Vaidyanathan said only Parliament has the power to alter this by law.
"Therefore, the agitators have to pursue the matter with the Government of India. Mere protesting and agitating for the sake of publicity will give no result."
The 10 people had courted arrest on September 14 at the end of their sit-in protest in CJ Sanjay Kishan Kaul's court, demanding that Tamil be declared the official language of the court.
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