It is laid down in Section 14 of the Copyright Act, 1957, that “copyright” means the exclusive right subject to the provisions of this Act, to do or authorise the doing of various acts in respect of a work or any substantial part thereof, which include “to make any translation of the work”.
Therefore, it is the exclusive right of the copyright owner of a work to make or authorize the translation of the work. In view of this, you’ll need specific authorisation from the copyright owner to translate his work and publish it. Otherwise, it may be considered as a violation of his copyright.
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