Kannada in UG courses: ‘Will advise Govt. to reconsider policy’
The Hindu
HC adjourned further hearing till Nov. 10 on the petitions
The State Advocate-General on Tuesday assured the High Court of Karnataka that he would advise the State Government to reconsider its new policy of making Kannada a compulsory language for undergraduate courses from the academic year 2021–22.
A-G Prabhuling K. Navadgi gave the assurance after a Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum, orally indicated to the A-G that it would stay Government Orders of making Kannada a compulsory language for UG courses if the Government was not inclined to reconsider its decision.
The Bench adjourned further hearing till November 10 on the petitions, filed by Samskrita Bharati (Karnataka) Trust, and other educational institutions, while orally making it clear to the A-G that it was adjourning the hearing with a clear understanding that the Government would reconsider the decision.
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