Supreme Court of India

Usha Mehta and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 226
Bench Rajendra Babu, Dr. Ar. Lakshman and G.P. Mathur JJ.
Decided 5 May 2004

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We hold that the impugned policy decision is not violative of the linguistic minority rights guaranteed under Articles 29 and 30 or any other provisions of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 12

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Constitution of India, 1950-Article 29 & JO-Educational rights of the linguistic minority-Educational policy of the State of Maharashtra­ Imposition of the regional Marathi language as a compulsory study in schools run by linguistic minorities-Held, not violative of the linguistic minority rights guaranteed under Articles 29 and 30 or any other provisions of the Constitution. Maharashtra State Government took a policy decision to make study of Marathi language compulsory throughout the schools in that State. As a result, the English Medium Schools run by Gujarati linguistic minorities were

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