Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Supreme Court Launches Hindi Public Information Service for Justice
The Supreme Court has started a new service called Jan Soochna Seva.
It will explain some important court decisions in simple Hindi.
People will also be able to hear or watch short Hindi bulletins.
These bulletins will last about 15 to 30 minutes.
The service is meant to help ordinary citizens and people involved in court cases.
It is also designed to help persons with disabilities.
The goal is to make court information easier to understand.
The Supreme Court plans to add more Indian languages later.
The Supreme Court announced Jan Soochna Seva on Hindi Diwas.
The service will provide simplified Hindi summaries of selected significant judgments and orders.
It will also offer Hindi audio and video bulletins lasting about 15 to 30 minutes.
The initiative is intended to help citizens, litigants, and persons with disabilities understand judicial information.
The service will begin in Hindi, with other Indian languages planned in phases.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, serving citizens, litigants, and persons with disabilities.
- What
- The launch of Jan Soochna Seva, a Hindi public information service offering simplified judgment summaries and audio-video bulletins.
- When
- Monday, on the occasion of Hindi Diwas.
- Where
- Through the Supreme Court’s public information service.
- Why
- To make access to justice more inclusive and help people understand significant judgments, their implications, and subsequent proceedings in familiar languages.
- Service
- Jan Soochna Seva
- Initial language
- Hindi
- Content
- Simplified summaries of selected significant judgments and orders
- Formats
- Written summaries, audio bulletins, and video bulletins
- Bulletin length
- Approximately 15 to 30 minutes
- Target audience
- Ordinary citizens, litigants, and especially persons with disabilities
- Future expansion
- Other Indian languages will be added in phases