<P> In December 2015, the Supreme Court of India ruled that English is the only court language . </P> <P> Indian English generally uses the Indian numbering system . Idiomatic forms derived from Indian literary languages and vernaculars have been absorbed into Indian English . Nevertheless, there remains general homogeneity in phonetics, vocabulary, and phraseology between variants of the Indian English dialect . </P> <P> English language public instruction began in India in the 1830s during the rule of the East India Company (India was then, and is today, one of the most linguistically diverse regions of the world). In 1835, English replaced Persian as the official language of the Company . Lord Macaulay played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India . He supported the replacement of Persian by English as the official language, the use of English as the medium of instruction in all schools, and the training of English - speaking Indians as teachers . Throughout the 1840s and 1850s, primary -, middle -, and high - schools were opened in many districts of British India, with most high schools offering English language instruction in some subjects . In 1857, just before the end of Company rule, universities modelled on the University of London and using English as the medium of instruction were established in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras . During subsequent Crown Rule in India, or the British Raj, lasting from 1858 to 1947, English language penetration increased throughout India . This was driven in part by the gradually increasing hiring of Indians in the civil services . At the time of India's independence in 1947, English was the only functional lingua franca in the country . </P> <P> After Indian Independence in 1947, Hindi was declared the first official language, and attempts were made to declare Hindi the sole national language of India . Due to protests from Tamil Nadu and other non-Hindi - speaking states, it was decided to temporarily retain English for official purposes until at least 1965 . By the end of this period, however, opposition from non-Hindi states was still too strong to have Hindi declared the sole language . With this in mind, the English Language Amendment Bill declared English to be an associate language "until such time as all non-Hindi States had agreed to its being dropped ." This hasn't yet occurred, and it is still widely used . For instance, it is the only reliable means of day - to - day communication between the central government and the non-Hindi states . </P>

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