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Parents and teachers allege that the state government is indirectly pressurizing CBSE and CISCE schools to adopt Kannada using regulatory mechanisms like NOC.
The petitioners say that students should have the right to choose their first, second and third languages. (Representative/file)
The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to convince within three months why Kannada should be a mandatory subject in CBSE and Sisus-Bed schools. This instruction was issued during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PLI) challenging this decision.
Division Bench, in which Acting Chief Justice V. Kamameshwar Rao and Justice CM Joshi, including, expressed dissatisfaction with the government for not responding yet. The court commented that the government is inactive for two years. If this continues, the court may consider giving interim relief to the petitioners.
The petition disputes the mandate for compulsory teaching of Kannada as the first or second language in CBSE and CISCE schools, as determined by the Karnataka Language Teaching Act, 2015, and its related rules established in 2017. The petitioners argued that this decision infection on the freedom of the choice of language, potentially affects the academic freedom of students and the employment of the teacher. According to the rules, the schools fail to follow the risk to cancel their NOC (no objection certificate), endangering their recognition.
The petitioners say that students should have the right to choose their first, second and third languages. They believe that applying Kannada can affect the future prospects of students, especially those who prepare for competitive examinations or study in other states. It is also a matter of concern in the petition that teachers unable to teach Kannada can face the challenges of employment due to the new language policy.
Parents and teachers allege that the state government is indirectly pressurizing CBSE and CISCE schools to adopt Kannada using regulatory mechanisms like NOC. He argues that it can set a dangerous example against academic freedom and parents’ choice.
The court has given three months to the state government to respond. The next hearing will be done only after this period. For now, the court has postponed the case.
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