The legal language in India suffers from several flaws which have several implications for the governance of the country. In light of this, examine the issues with the legal language in India and suggest the measures to deal with the issue. 10 marks

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In the intro, mention the recent PIL in the Supreme Court regarding the issues with legal language.
In the body, discuss the issues such as the use of jargon, technical terms, lack of clarity in the language used in the laws, notifications, guidelines and judgements etc. In the next part, suggest measures such as the use of simple words in place of arcane words, avoiding the technical terms whenever possible, simplifying the terms etc.
Conclude by mentioning the importance of simple language for improving the quality of governance.

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