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Authoritative text in the Hindi language

(1) The President shall cause to be published under his authority, —   (a) the translation of this Constitution in the Hindi language, signed by the members of the Constituent Assembly, with such modifications as may be necessary to bring it in conformity with the language, style and terminology adopted in the authoritative texts of Central Acts in the Hindi language, and incorporating therein all the amendments of this Constitution made before such publication; and   (b) the translation in the Hindi language of every amendment of this Constitution made in the English language.   (2) The translation of this Constitution and of every amendment thereof published under clause (1) shall be construed to have the same meaning as the original thereof and if any difficulty arises in so construing any part of such translation, the President shall cause the same to be revised suitably.   (3) The translation of this Constitution and of every amendment thereof published under this article shall be deemed to be, for all purposes, the authoritative text thereof in the Hindi language.]

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What does Article 394A of the Indian Constitution say?

(1) The President shall cause to be published under his authority, — (a) the translation of this Constitution in the Hindi language, signed by the members of the Constituent Assembly, with such modifications as may be necessary to bring it in conformity with the language, style and terminology adopted in the authorita…

Which Part of the Constitution contains Article 394A?

Article 394A falls under Part XXII — Short Title, Commencement and Repeals — of the Constitution of India.

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