Does the President have the authority to restrict the use of English for all or any of the official purposes of the Union according to Article 344?
Yes, the President has the authority to restrict the use of English for all or any of the official purposes of the Union according to Article 344. The article mentions that the Commission constituted by the President shall recommend restrictions on the use of the English language for all or any of the official purposes of the Union as per clause (1) and its recommendations would be based on the progressive use of the Hindi language for the official purposes of the Union as per clause (a).