New Delhi: In a benchmark verdict, Karnataka High court gave order in favour of state government on the issue of replacing English by Kannada language as the medium of instruction in private schools.
It now means that the schools in Karnataka will have to teach in Kannada. The High Court says it did not find any merit in the private schools' argument.
It has also asked private schools to file an affidavit within seven days stating they will teach in Kannada and discontinue using English as the medium of instruction.
The Court had earlier asked the schools to file affidavits declaring they would teach in Kannada starting this academic session.
But the Karnataka Unaided School Managements' Association (KUSMA) had appealed against the need to file affidavits.
KUSMA and other primary schools had challenged the voluntary scheme formulated by the state government levying penalty on institutions that had violated norms on the medium of instruction.
KUSMA, which claims to represent over 1,100 primary schools in the state, challenged the April 12, 2007, scheme under which the state had levied hefty penalty on institutions that been teaching in English.
Other schools had challenged the notices of de-recognition and the 1994 language policy.
With Kannada medium education made mandatory, the schools will be forced to shut doors on parents who got their wards admitted for English medium education.
The new ruling could create new problems for the government in accommodating these students in English medium schools.
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