IN THE HIGH COL¥R'f' CF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED TPHS THE 2131' DAY OF' OCTOBER 2008
BEFORE
THE HOPPBLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NA:»:é:ER.A %
WRIT PETITIQN NO.13238I2()-98 £E,I}_fi£f1§'I#_;"(}:i%*nE
BETWEEN:
Alison Education School
Umarbhag, Pragathi Para
Banashankari
Bangalore ~-- 82 5 -< ,
Rt:p.byS<:<:1:t:iz«.ny ~ .. ; PETITIONER
(By Sari. KN. subtya 1?ed€13';'Adi§.}V" %
AND :
1. StateV..'oi'Kamataka,_ _ ' V
Rep. by its Secretrguy V
;i.N)€})_;aI'1I1'X1€3'_»'\.i cf Edtication
" "1!i(:fl1'eLt;a Soliaiiha... v
. 'A . Baiégalérg --- 550 001
of Public
. "'»inst:ué:fioi1, KR. Circle:
---- 560 00 1
Deputy Birector ef Public:
.. AA ' ..§nst1'uction, Bangalore South
* jialasipaiyam, Bangalore. -- 5&0 (K32
4. The Deputy Director of Public
Insiructian, Bangalore North
Oflficc ofJoint Director Campus 9
I{.{}. Ruad
Bangalore -- E-36f) ()0?
S. The Deputy Director of Ps'1b£i.«_r:
Instxucfion, Bangaiom Rum}. ,
(Iflicc of Joint Dimctor L"1amp'"u_s
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Bangalore -- 560 (um p V . "~--...,;».Rr«:%S;Pt';Nr:ENTs4
(By Sri. B. Manohar, AGA}... 'A
This \K§1itis;.V fi:i¢d,:i111de igz5$ftic1es 1226 as 22? Eat
the Consfimfign of"E:1di££5.pza}*i:1gVVto quash A1111--D issued
by R-3 elated _ _'
This !F'efii'ic:'-V::._<éz_11:i::';ix:1g on for Prel1'mm' ary Heazrm g
this day, the made- the following:
ORDER
.’ . the laarmzd Counsel for the parties.
2.” Vii; this case, the petitioner has sought for a
that the language policy of the Statt:
…”‘V””Goi?emmen£ making the medium of instnxciivn as Kannada
KA.RN’.ATAKA, 3? as szcxzmmr, nEp;aR1:Im=3\?93fV.§}1#i~
E.UUCAT!DN& ormxs – me 2008 mm 2s9§. V[ A ” %
5. This Court in the aforesaid 7.:
right to education is a *h%;i11gV
right to life flowing from fkrticic ihg By
virt:u¢ of Article 21«-A, primary
education is a filndamcntai’ 110.3311 children
of the age of to cheese 3
medium of is right to cducafion.
It is a :parent and the child to
choose the 1Vii1:?,;;1i11InV’c:~.fi1fgs’tz%1:_ir*ctio11 even in primary schools.
that the Government yolicy
studying in other Government
to have pr§3:g,a1y cducafion only in the
gxaothéf toi§.g;.11é’6r the zegional language is violative: ofAr1:ic::1e
VV”’44″‘uB:9;(‘1}{g}, and 30(1) of the Constitution of India. Clauses
‘.’_A(2)’;V.:(3), (6) and (8) of the Government Orders impugxaed in
T – . ti1e”said writ petitions have been quashed.
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6. In the light of the aforesaid 3
endorsement Axmcxurc ‘D’ issued by?’ thé’ 3′?’ ‘IE3-}§}01J;Vd.t2fl.£V’i$§
not sustainable in law and is
Liberty is reserved to the pefifi§fier~s§fiuo§ an
appropriate apglicationv for
reccgnition to start ” for the
academic year is made,
the to consider the
same in the light of the
af0rcsaici”–g1cCisio§; V ‘ 7:” ” V % ‘ ‘ < 'V a
Writ is. of accordingly. No costs.
Sd/-
Judge
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