<div dir="ltr"><span style class=""><h1>Karnataka files curative plea in SC, permission for English schools hangs fire</h1></span><span style="margin-top:5px;display:block" class=""><span style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle"><a class="" rel="author" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Pavan-MV.cms">Pavan MV</a>,TNN
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Jan 16, 2015, 05.25 AM IST</span></span>BENGALURU: Despite the Supreme Court judgment on the language policy, things don't seem to have changed much on the ground. <br><span style="float:left" name="advenueINTEXT" id="advenueINTEXT"><div class="" id="storydiv"><div style="border-bottom:1px solid black;padding-bottom:5px" class="" id="inc_dec"><div id="artext1" class=""><div class=""><br>
Spurred by the judgment, schools had lost no time applying to the
education department for permission to shift to English as the medium of
instruction, and also start new institutions, but are still in a state
of limbo. <br><br> TOI has learnt that these applications will be kept
in abeyance as the government is undecided on bringing back English as
the medium of instruction from class 1, as directed by the apex court.
Sources said the CM has directed officials not to approve or reject the
applications. <br><br> More than a month ago, the high court directed
the government to receive applications from those who want to start
English medium schools, following the Supreme Court order eight months
ago, ruling that parents could choose the medium of instruction. Apart
from the existing schools, the education department has received more
than 1,500 applications to start English-medium schools in Bengaluru. Of
1,575 schools, the department received 610 applications from Bengaluru
North and 965 applications from Bengaluru South. <br><br> Sources said
the CM's direction follows the state government filing a curative
petition seeking a relook at some aspects it had raised, which were not
considered in the SC's final verdict on the language policy.
Advocate-general of Karnataka Ravivarma Kumar confirmed to TOI on
Thursday that the curative petition was filed in the SC a month ago. <br><br>
Even primary and education minister Kimmane Ratnakar has no clarity on
whether schools will be allowed to implement English as the medium of
instruction from the primary level itself, from the forthcoming academic
year. On December 4, 2014, he said applications seeking to start
English medium schools will be considered only if schools meet the terms
and conditions of the government. <br><br> When Kimmane was contacted
on Thursday to check on the permitted medium of instruction, he said,
"First, we'll decide about the pending applications, which the HC has
directed us to consider, then we'll think about the remaining (new)
applications."<br><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karnataka-files-curative-plea-in-SC-permission-for-English-schools-hangs-fire/articleshow/45905321.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karnataka-files-curative-plea-in-SC-permission-for-English-schools-hangs-fire/articleshow/45905321.cms</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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