[Lgpolicy-list] [lg policy] Karnataka: Consider retrospective recognition for English-medium school: High Court

[Harold Schiffman]

Consider retrospective recognition for English-medium school: HC

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In another setback to the State government, the High Court of Karnataka on
Tuesday directed the authorities to process an application seeking
recognition as an English-medium school, from classes one to five, with
retrospective effect from the year in which an educational institution had
first applied for it. Justice A.S. Bopanna passed the order while disposing
of a petition filed by Kannada Nuthana Vidya Samsthe, Tarikere in
Chikkamagaluru district.

The court made it clear that the government should process the application
for grant of recognition for English-medium school from the academic year
2009–10 as the petitioner-institute had filed its first application for
English medium in October 2008.

*In six weeks*

Also, the court directed the government to process application for English
medium within six weeks based on the infrastructure required in the year
the institution had applied for recognition.

Initially, the government refused to grant permission citing that the
State’s language policy does not permit English-medium school. The
permission was denied in 2009 again even after the High Court’s Full Bench
verdict of quashing the language policy.

Later, the petitioner-school approached the High Court against denial of
recognition and the court issued specific direction to the State to
consider the plea for recognition. The authorities, however, failed to
adhere to the direction for the reason that appeal against the High Court’s
verdict was pending in the Supreme Court. However, the school was operating
in terms of the apex court’s direction to the State not to close down
“unrecognised English-medium schools” till the appeal was decided.

The government, in June this year, again refused to consider the plea even
though the apex court in May declared the State’s language policy as
“unconstitutional”.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/consider-retrospective-recognition-for-englishmedium-school-hc/article6655897.ece


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