Currently, English is the only official language for the proceedings of Delhi's High Court.
Protesters say the practice is nothing but a colonial practice from the era of British rule and must now be abolished.
A group of lawyers has collected thousands of signatures in support of their campaign to argue their cases in the national language, Hindi.
The lawyers are filing a petition to the chief justice of the Delhi High Court to press their demand.
They say a majority of lawyers, who come from states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are not very articulate in English. Besides, they argue, a majority of their clients also understand only Hindi.
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