Supreme Court of India
The State of Karnataka v. The Associated Management of (govt. Recognized Unaided English Medium) Primary and Secondary Schools & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above, this Court upheld the mother tongue as the medium of instruction in the primary education.
Judgment, page 20
From the headnote
EDUCATION: Primary education - Medium of instruction from 1st to 4th standard - Held: In view of the fact, that a two-Judge Bench in English Medium Students Parents Association has already arrived at a decision as to the question whether the medium of instruction should be that of mother tongue, it is not appropriate to decide the very same issue under different grounds by a coordinate Bench -- Besides, the vital question involved in the instant matters has a far-reaching significance on the development of children -- Further, the issue concerns about the fundamental rights of not only the
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