mother tongue can't be mandatory in primary schools

8/12/2019 Mother Tongue Can't Be Mandatory in Primary Schools

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Reportable

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL Nos.5166-5190 OF 2013

State of Karnataka & Anr. Ae!!ant"

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A""o#$ate% Manae'ent of ()o*ern'ent

Re#on$"e% + Una$%e% + En!$", Me%$-'Pr$'ar/ & Se#on%ar/ S#,oo!" & Or". Re"on%ent"

0ITH

WRIT PETITION (C) No.290 of 2009

Na!!-r Pra"a% & Or". Ae!!ant"

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State of Karnataka & Or". Re"on%ent"

CIVIL APPEAL Nos.5191-5199 OF 2013

R.). Na%a%-r & Or". Ae!!ant"

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S,-1o%a/a V$%/a Sa'a"t,e & Anr. Re"on%ent"

AND

CIVIL APPEAL No. 5090 OF 2014(Ar$"$n o-t of S.L.P. (C No.23454 of 3672

State of Karnataka & Or". Ae!!ant"


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Mo,a'e% H-""a$n J-#ka Re"on%ent

J U ! " E N T

A. #. PATNAI#$ J.

Lea*e rante% $n S.L.P. (C No.23454 of 3672.

F%&'s %*+, 'o ' /f/,& 'o ' Co,s'+''+o,,&

3. T,e )o*ern'ent of Karnataka $""-e% a )o*ern'ent

Or%er %ate% 78.69.7848 re"#r$1$n t,at :from 1st

standard to IVth standard, mother tongue will be the

medium of instruction;. On 33.69.7848< t,e )o*ern'ent

of Karnataka $""-e% a #orr$en%-' "-1"t$t-t$n t,e

afore"a$% =or%" $n t,e ear!$er )o*ern'ent Or%er %ate%

78.69.7848 1/ t,e fo!!o=$n =or%">

:from 1st

standard to IVth

standard,where it is expected that normallymother tongue will be the medium ofinstruction.

T,e or%er" %ate% 78.69.7848 an% 33.69.7848 =ere

#,a!!ene% 1efore t,$" Co-rt an% a D$*$"$on ?en#, of t,$"

Co-rt $n $t" @-%'ent %ate% 64.73.7882 $n English Medium


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Students arents !ssociation ". State of #arnata$a % &rs.

(788B 7 SCC 556 ,e!% t,at t,e t=o or%er" of t,e

)o*ern'ent of Karnataka =ere #on"t$t-t$ona!!/ *a!$%.

2. T,ereafter< $n #an#e!!at$on of a!! ear!$er or%er"

erta$n$n to t,e "-1@e#t< t,e )o*ern'ent of

Karnataka $""-e% a fre", or%er %ate% 38.6B.788B

rear%$n t,e !an-ae o!$#/ to 1e fo!!o=e% $n

r$'ar/ an% ,$, "#,oo!" =$t, effe#t fro' t,e

a#a%e'$# /ear 788B7885. C!a-"e" 3 to 4 of t,e

)o*ern'ent Or%er %ate% 38.6B.788B< =$t, =,$#, =e

are #on#erne% $n t,$" referen#e< are etra#te%

,ere$n1e!o=>

:3. T,e 'e%$-' of $n"tr-#t$on ",o-!% 1e'ot,er ton-e or Kanna%a< =$t, effe#tfro' t,e a#a%e'$# /ear 788B85 $n a!!)o*ern'ent re#on$e% "#,oo!" $n

#!a""e" 7 to B.

2. T,e "t-%ent" a%'$tte% to 7"t "tan%ar%=$t, effe#t fro' t,e a#a%e'$# /ear 8B85< ",o-!% 1e ta-,t $n 'ot,er ton-e orKanna%a 'e%$-'.

B. Ho=e*er< er'$""$on #an 1e rante%to t,e "#,oo!" to #ont$n-e to tea#, $n t,e

ree$"t$n 'e%$-' to t,e "t-%ent" of


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"tan%ar%" 3 to B %-r$n t,e a#a%e'$#/ear 8B85.

5. T,e "t-%ent" are er'$tte% to #,aneo*er to En!$", or an/ ot,er !an-ae a"'e%$-' at t,e$r #,o$#e< fro' 5t,

"tan%ar%.

9. Per'$""$on #an 1e rante% to on!/"t-%ent" =,o"e 'ot,er ton-e $"En!$",< to "t-%/ $n En!$", 'e%$-' $n#!a""e" 7 to B $n e$"t$n re#on$e%En!$", 'e%$-' "#,oo!".

G. T,e )o*ern'ent =$!! #on"$%erre-!ar$at$on of t,e e$"t$n-nre#on$e% "#,oo!" a" er o!$#/$n%$#ate% $n arara," 7 to 9 'ent$one%a1o*e. Re-e"t of "#,oo!" =,o ,a*e#o'!$e% =$t, t,e ro*$"$on" of t,e #o%eof e%-#at$on an% re"ent o!$#/ of t,e

o*ern'ent =$!! 1e #on"$%ere% on t,e1a"$" of t,e reort of t,e $!!a Pan#,a/atro-te% t,ro-, #o''$""$oner for -1!$#$n"tr-#t$on".

4. It $" %$re#te% t,at a!! -na-t,or$e%"#,oo!" =,$#, %o not #o'!/ =$t, t,ea1o*e #on%$t$on"< =$!! 1e #!o"e% %o=n.;

T,-"< t,e"e #!a-"e" of t,e )o*ern'ent or%er %ate%

38.6B.788B ro*$%e% t,at 'e%$-' of $n"tr-#t$on ",o-!% 1e

'ot,er ton-e or Kanna%a =$t, effe#t fro' t,e a#a%e'$#

/ear 788B7885 $n a!! )o*ern'ent re#on$e% "#,oo!" $n

#!a""e" I to IV an% t,e "t-%ent" #an 1e er'$tte% to


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#,ane o*er to En!$", or an/ ot,er !an-ae a" 'e%$-'

of t,e$r #,o$#e fro' #!a"" V. T,e )o*ern'ent Or%er %ate%

38.6B.788B< ,o=e*er< #!ar$f$e% t,at er'$""$on #an 1e

rante% to on!/ t,o"e "t-%ent" =,o"e 'ot,er ton-e $"

En!$",< to "t-%/ $n En!$", 'e%$-' $n #!a""e" I to IV $n

e$"t$n re#on$e% En!$", 'e%$-' "#,oo!".

B. Ar$e*e% 1/ t,e #!a-"e" of t,e )o*ern'ent Or%er

%ate% 38.6B.788B =,$#, re"#r$1e% t,at t,e 'e%$-'

of $n"tr-#t$on $n #!a""e" I to IV $n a!! )o*ern'ent

re#on$e% "#,oo!" =$!! 1e 'ot,er ton-e or

Kanna%a on!/< t,e A""o#$ate% Manae'ent of

Pr$'ar/ an% Se#on%ar/ S#,oo!" $n Karnataka f$!e%

0r$t Pet$t$on No.7B292 of 788B an% #onten%e% inter

alia t,at t,e r$,t to #,oo"e t,e 'e%$-' of

$n"tr-#t$on $n #!a""e" I to IV of a "#,oo! $" a

f-n%a'enta! r$,t -n%er Art$#!e" 78(7(a< 78(7( (7A!! '$nor$t$e"< =,et,er 1a"e% on re!$$on or!an-ae< ",a!! ,a*e t,e r$,t to e"ta1!$",an% a%'$n$"ter e%-#at$ona! $n"t$t-t$on" of

t,e$r #,o$#e.;

A rea%$n of #!a-"e (7 of Art$#!e 38 of t,e Con"t$t-t$on

ro*$%e" t,at an/ "e#t$on of t,e #$t$en" re"$%$n $n t,e

terr$tor/ of In%$a or an/ art t,ereof ,a*$n a %$"t$n#t

!an-ae< "#r$t or #-!t-re of $t" o=n ",a!! ,a*e t,e r$,t

to #on"er*e t,e "a'e an% #!a-"e (7 of Art$#!e 26 ro*$%e"

t,at a!! '$nor$t$e"< =,et,er 1a"e% on re!$$on or !an-ae

:32. Ha*$n %$"o"e% of t,e '$nor o$ntreferre% to a1o*e< =e no= take - t,e'a$n ar-'ent a%*an#e% 1efore -" a" tot,e #ontent of Art. 26(7. T,e f$r"t o$ntto note $" t,at t,e art$#!e $*e" #erta$nr$,t" not on!/ to re!$$o-" '$nor$t$e" 1-ta!"o to !$n-$"t$# '$nor$t$e". In t,e net!a#e< t,e r$,t #onferre% on "-#,'$nor$t$e" $" to e"ta1!$", e%-#at$ona!$n"t$t-t$on" of t,e$r #,o$#e. It %oe" not

"a/ t,at '$nor$t$e" 1a"e% on re!$$on",o-!% e"ta1!$", e%-#at$ona! $n"t$t-t$on"for tea#,$n re!$$on on!/< or t,at!$n-$"t$# '$nor$t$e" ",o-!% ,a*e t,e r$,tto e"ta1!$", e%-#at$ona! $n"t$t-t$on" fortea#,$n t,e$r !an-ae on!/. 0,at t,eart$#!e "a/" an% 'ean" $" t,at t,ere!$$o-" an% t,e !$n-$"t$# '$nor$t$e"",o-!% ,a*e t,e r$,t to e"ta1!$",

e%-#at$ona! $n"t$t-t$on" of t,e$r #,o$#e.T,ere $" no !$'$tat$on !a#e% on t,e"-1@e#t" to 1e ta-,t $n "-#, e%-#at$ona!$n"t$t-t$on". A" "-#, '$nor$t$e" =$!!or%$nar$!/ %e"$re t,at t,e$r #,$!%ren",o-!% 1e 1ro-,t - roer!/ an%eff$#$ent!/ an% 1e e!$$1!e for ,$,er-n$*er"$t/ e%-#at$on an% o o-t $n t,e=or!% f-!!/ e-$e% =$t, "-#,

$nte!!e#t-a! atta$n'ent" a" =$!! 'aket,e' f$t for enter$n t,e -1!$# "er*$#e"


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e%-#at$ona! $n"t$t-t$on" of t,e$r #,o$#e=$!! ne#e""ar$!/ $n#!-%e $n"t$t-t$on"$'art$n enera! "e#-!ar e%-#at$on a!"o.In ot,er =or%"< t,e art$#!e !ea*e" $t tot,e$r #,o$#e to e"ta1!$", "-#, e%-#at$ona!$n"t$t-t$on" a" =$!! "er*e 1ot, -ro"e"


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:32...T,e o=er to !e$"!ate $n re"e#tof r$'ar/ or "e#on%ar/ e%-#at$on $"e#!-"$*e!/ *e"te% $n t,e State" 1/ $te'No.II of L$"t II< an% o=er to !e$"!ate on'e%$-' of $n"tr-#t$on $n $n"t$t-t$on" ofr$'ar/ or "e#on%ar/ e%-#at$on '-"tt,erefore re"t =$t, t,e StateLe$"!at-re". Po=er to !e$"!ate $nre"e#t of 'e%$-' of $n"tr-#t$on $"

mother tongue can't be mandatory in primary schools

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