[lg policy] Karnataka: Language is hotting up

[Harold Schiffman]

Language is hotting up
Srikanth Hunasavadi / DNAMonday, August 3, 2009 14:25 IST Email


Bangalore: Language just got shriller and louder. Karnataka's language
policy, which is being heard by the Supreme Court, is likely to spread
nation-wide.
The state's ongoing legal battle to implement Kannada as the medium of
instruction in English primary unaided schools in Karnataka is being
closely watched and studied by at least five other states.
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa are
considering joining in the legal battle as impleaders to safeguard
their own language policies, and ensure that their respective state
languages are the mediums of instruction in primary schools.

The rationale: if the Supreme Court passes an order in favour of the
schools who are seeking the right to choose the medium of instruction
against Karnataka's language policy, it would set a precedent for
other states too.  As the order passed by the apex court is binding on
all states, these five states have shown interest and are considering
being party to the case. Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan, who is heading
the Supreme Court bench, will hear the language policy issue on August
24. Before that, these five states are likely to attach their
respective petitions as impleaders in the case, according to sources
familiar with the situation.

Counsels for the five states have sought copies of the Karnataka High
Court judgments, the special leave petition filed by the state
government, and also the counter-affidavit filed by the Karnataka
Unaided Schools Management Association (KUSMA) and other schools.


http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_language-is-hotting-up_1279340
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