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"The sales tax authorities levied a 10 per cent tax on bubble gum, treating it as an unclassified item. A dealer challenged the order contending that bubble gum was a confectionery and should be taxed at 6.25 per cent. The dealer won the case at the Tribunal and the High Court as well, arguing that bubble gum could be described as mithai in Hindi. He further contended that in a state where the official language was Hindi, in any dispute over the meanings of Hindi and English words, the one in Hindi should prevail. The Supreme Court, however, cited Wikipedia’s definition of bubble gum as a chewing gum designed for blowing bubbles with, holding that it was neither a confectionery nor a sweetmeat. (CTT vs Associated Distributors Ltd.)" - Vinay | विनय via Bookmarklet

"Recently, Harper Collins India launched March, Ma, aur Sakura, its first original commissioned Hindi literary work by Geetanjali Shree. It is the second mainstream international publisher to get serious about the national language after Penguin that launched its Hindi and vernacular books operation in 2005." - Vinay | विनय via Bookmarklet

Eminent jurists, retired judges of the SC and HCs and senior lawyers were of the view that the language of the courts, particularly the Supreme Court and High Courts should continue to be English as the time was not ripe to change the language to Hindi." - Is the time ever going to be ripe? Riper than now? - Vinay | विनय via Bookmarklet

ई-महाशब्दकोश - Vinay | विनय via Bookmarklet