Schools In Gujarat Have To Implement Gujarati Language Policy: High Court
NDTV
The petitioner had said primary schools, especially those affiliated with CBSE, ICSE, and IB boards, were not offering Gujarati as a subject in the curriculum despite having a policy in place.
The Gujarat High Court has said schools affiliated to other boards like CBSE and ICSE cannot refuse to implement a state government policy of teaching the Gujarati language as one of the mandatory subjects in Classes I to VIII.
While hearing public interest litigation on Friday on the implementation of the policy that was introduced in April 2018 by the Gujarat government, Justice Sonia Gokani said the HC will issue necessary directions if the government "feels helpless" to compel schools.
The PIL was filed in October this year by NGO 'Matrubhasha Abhiyan' seeking the HC's direction to the state government "to ensure the Government Resolution of 2018 is implemented in its true letter and spirit so as to introduce the Gujarati language as one of the mandatory subjects in primary schools from Standard 1 to 8".
The petitioner had said primary schools, especially those affiliated with CBSE, ICSE, and IB boards, were not offering Gujarati as a subject in the curriculum despite there being a policy in place.
