A three-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India commenced formal hearings on Friday regarding a clutch of petitions challenging the Central Board of Secondary Education mandatory enforcement of the three-language curriculum formula across affiliated schools nationwide.
Senior counsel appearing for southern state educational bodies and parental associations argued that imposing uniform linguistic formulas infringes upon federal state prerogatives over school education and places unreasonable pedagogical burdens on secondary students. Petitioners contended that while promoting multilingual proficiency is a laudable policy aspiration under the National Education Policy, mandating specific language combinations across non-Hindi-speaking regions conflicts with fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 19.
Additional Solicitor General representing the Union government defended the educational framework, asserting that the curriculum guidelines promote national integration and cognitive development without discriminating against regional vernacular languages. The apex court listed the matter for continued legal arguments, requesting detailed comparative data on linguistic curriculum implementation across various state boards.
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