Bengaluru: The High Court on Thursday observed that until further orders, students who did not want to take Kannada in their degree courses did not have to be forced to pursue a circular base issued by the state government.
“Prima Facie, we have the view that the problem with respect to the implementation of Kannada as a mandatory subject in a higher study based on the implementation of national education policies (NEP) is a question that requires consideration.
Therefore, the government’s country at this stage, will not insist on making Kannada.
Mandatory.
Students who have taken Kannada language based on their choice may do it but those who do not want to take Kannada will not be forced to pursue order languages, “The division bench led by the Chairman of the Ruit Judge Raj Awasthi observed in his order.
Previously, MB Nargund, a general additional lawyer appeared for the center, told the court that it made any language mandatory in certain circumstances based on the implementation of NEP will have consultation with the consultation with the government and the state government of the state government in this matter.
He said that the meeting needed for this purpose could not be held so far and therefore he was not in a position to spell the central government holder in connection with making Kannada mandatory in Karnataka.
Nargund handed over that the detailed affidavit counter on behalf of the central government in this case will be submitted immediately and requested for four weeks.
Hridhar Prabhu, advisory for five students, said that the court through command while passed on December 13, 2021, directed the state government and the University of Bangalore to not settle problems in connection with making cannada mandatory.
He asked the court to more clarify by saying that the applicant’s students were free to choose the language they wanted because they had taken reception in the current academic session.
However, Advocates Prabhuling K Navadgi, referring to the petition submitted by five students claiming that they actually studied Kannada to class 12 and therefore they could not have objections in studying Kannada in a higher class.
The court heard two petitions on this issue, pill by Samskrita Bharati (Karnataka) Trust, Bengaluru and three other institutions related to the promotion of Sanskrit Languages and others submitted by five students.
In both petitions, the validity of the government’s command was dated 7,202 August to make Kannada as a compulsory subject and September 15.
From the semester in the first year it was questioned.
The applicant has claimed that both of these commands contrary to the intention of national education policy (NEP) 2020.
‘Don’t force students degree to take Kannada’
