Section 137: Language of subordinate Courts.

Q: What does Section 137 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) deal with?

Section 137 CPC pertains to "Language of subordinate Courts.". It is part of the The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 137 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) governs language of subordinate Courts. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 137 CPC still in force?

Yes, Section 137 of the The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 137 CPC?

धारा 137 CPC is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 137 of the The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Section 137 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) governs language of subordinate Courts. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 137 CPC?

Dhara 137 CPC is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 137 of the The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 137 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) governs language of subordinate Courts. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 137 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?

Cite as: "Section 137, The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, § 137 (India).

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(1) The language which, on the commencement of this Code, is the language of any Court subordinate to a High Court shall continue to be the language of such subordinate Court until the State Government otherwise directs.
(2) The State Government may declare what shall be the language of any such Court and in what character applications to and proceedings in such Courts shall be written.
(3) Where this Court requires or allows anything other that the recording of evidence to be done in writing in any such Court, such writing may be in English; but if any party or his pleader is unacquainted with English a translation into the language of the Court shall, at his request, be supplied to him; and the Court shall make such order as it thinks fit in respect of the payment of the costs of such translation.

STATE AMENDMENT
Rajasthan
Amendment of section 137, Central Act V of 1908.-In section 137 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908), in its application to the State of Rajasthan, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
(3) Wherever this Code requires or allows anything other than the recording of evidence to be done in writing in any such court, such writing shall be in Hindi in Devnagri Script with the interna-tional form of Indian numerals :
Provided that the court may in its discretion accept such writing in English on the undertaking of the party filing such writing, to file a Hindi translation of the same, within such time as may be granted by the court and the opposite party shall have a right to have a copy of such writing in Hindi.
]Vide Rajasthan Act 7 of 1983, s. 2]