{"id":78646,"date":"2008-07-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/holy-cross-education-society-vs-the-secretary-to-government-on-11-july-2008"},"modified":"2016-02-24T06:04:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T00:34:31","slug":"holy-cross-education-society-vs-the-secretary-to-government-on-11-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/holy-cross-education-society-vs-the-secretary-to-government-on-11-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"Holy Cross Education Society vs The Secretary To Government on 11 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Holy Cross Education Society vs The Secretary To Government on 11 July, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: B.V.Nagarathna<\/div>\n
-1-\n\nIN TEE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT \u00a7$NG\u00a7LORE \"u.\u00b0\n\nBATES THIS THE 1f\" BAX OE JULY 2@b8n \"} ?\n\nBEEQRE\nTHE HON'BLE MRs.JUsiI\u00a2E B V NAGARA%gNA\nWRIT PETITION &G,1i\u00a732f2Q\u00a77mEDN-\u00a7E\u00e9\/P)\n\nBETWEEN\n1 HOLY GRC\u00e93 ED\ufb01cAiio$'SO\u00e9IET\u00a5{R)\n16\"3M%iN*RQAD,\u00a2;v.fT*3LQcK\n\nJAEANAAR, BANGALORE-\ufb01\u00a3=.\"\n\nREP BY ITS oN*sECa3TAK! . _ ._\nM.s.NA:R S\/O aR;R.M.\u00a7ILLA: a,\"_\nAGED 78 YEARS '_\"%%'V,'\u00bbV 'x \"'\n\nSYED HABEE8gsXo SYED GHOUSE\nAGED~37 YE\ufb01RS_' % =~-AH\u00bb _____\nNO.$63;'30\"\"E'CRQSS\nTILAK-._N\"x.{3rAR, --B}3:N\u20ac3ALORE\n\n 'ULLA  VS-\/'C NOCR KHAN\n\nAGES 42 YEARS \"._a\n1ig13;4m'cRQss, K;V;LAYOU?\n\nA j\"3\"V3LoC$,TJAyaNAsAR\n\n \ufb02; K ABaGL aA\ufb01EEM s\/0 ABHHJKEREEM\n~a,'AGEaj45_EEARs\nu, \u00a7N0,59z2, OPP:GURUKRU?A smoaas\n\"=.8?'*3'MA:N RQAD\n\n\n\n_ 2 -\n\nNEW GURUPPRNA PALYA\nBANGALORE\n\nMYMOONA W\/O CHANE PRSHA\nAGED 35 YEARS '. 2\nNO.385\/52, 32\"\"E'cR\u00a2ss't_'\nTHNmN\u00a5R,WW@%w@y\n\nLUBNA BANU W\/O MANSQQR UL AMEEN* ..\"\nAGED 31 YEARS' *. 5 _ *,._F_\nNo.84, 21\"'MAIN; :9?F,RosSau=_\nJ.P.NAG\ufb01R, 5?\" EHASE '~ '4'-\nBANGALORE4?8 _' '*; _\u00bb;, -~;'\n\n* 'L= .'g i\"\" \"._*\"=;;. PETETIONBRS\n\n(BY SRI\"M_\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7AR?HAS\u00a7RRTQE~&\"\u00a7RI M 9 SRIKANTH,\n\n1\n\nREVSg,) 1\"\"\n\nTHE SECRETARY fa GOVERNMENT\n\n;PREMARY\"RSD SECONDRRY E\u00a7UCATION\n\n. M\u00a2$,BUILDINGy\"DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI\n\n, 3'\n\n A~_ 3ANGALORE~l\n\n4 THEF\u00a20MM:ssIoNER OF\n'*PUBL:c INsTRucTIoN\n\"awaw PUBLIC OFFICES\n\nNRUPRTHUNGR ROAD\n\n ..__BANGALORE-560 001\nffaa DIRECTOR 05 PUELIC INSTRUCTIONS\n\n{PRIMARY EDUCATION}\n\n\n\n_ 3 -\n\nNEW PUBLIC OFFICES\nNRUPRTHUNGA ROAD\nBRNGALORE~56G G01\n\n4 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR QF\nPUBEIC INSTRUCTION '\nBANGALORE SOUTH\nKALASIPALYAM\nBANGALORE\n\n(BY SRI B MA$o\ufb01AR,;A\u00e9\u00e9}}\nTHIS ,\"\ufb01g:%w{_?E:1TIQ&_5gIs\u00bb FILED UNDER\nARTICLES 225 E39 32f7o: THE CONSTITUTION 09\nIN9IAafRA3iNs_$\u00a7_n\u00aec\u00a7gRa SECTION 7(l){c) OF\nTHE K\u00a3R&ArAK57:i\ufb01n\u00a7CAT:oN RCT, 1983 As\nuNCoNsT1TUT\ufb010N\u00e9L_Axb\u00a2\u00a7Tc.,\n\n.\u00a7\u00a71s pafiwxqgicomxwe on FOR HEARING THIS\n\n\u00b0.v\u00a7Ay;\"T\ufb01EiC\u00e9uRT MABE THE FOLLOWING:\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n
‘In fthis writ petition, the petitioners<\/p>\n
‘ “5inQho; are= six in numbe; are private unaided<\/p>\n
i.\u00e9d\ufb01ca\u00a3ional institutions whc had – made<\/p>\n
iiE*ap\u00a71ications to staxt English medium primary<\/p>\n
&.\n<\/p>\n
-5-<\/span><\/p>\n
language policy of the State Governme\ufb01t; this =.i<\/p>\n
writ petition couhi be Qispeeaiiefveit\ufb01xet<\/p>\n
direction to the respendents to co\ufb01eieer tee W<\/p>\n
applications of the i*\u00a7etitienete: \ufb02eeeking
\npermission to ie\u00a7\u00a7;t\ufb02i\u00a2#\ufb01eatio\u00a7 it iEnglish
\nmedium. A_ imij,tVV’ V 9<\/p>\n
3. i\u00a7ete4eeht\u00a3\u00a7;i:teeiiiearned Government
\nAdvecetei\u00e9eemitg\u00ab\u00a3het_tte applications filed
\nby tnexpetitieee\ufb01gj\ufb01a\u00e9e been returned by the<\/p>\n
Department e\ufb01d t\ufb01et fxesh application ought to<\/p>\n
\ufb02”bei’me\ufb01e Wand \u00a355: until the permission is<\/p>\n
iwaeceidej”te the petitioners, they cannet be<\/p>\n
petmittei to teach in English medium in theix<\/p>\n
r.i _$chO\u00a2lS;\n<\/p>\n
A4. In reply, the counsel fer the<\/p>\n
vm\ufb01etitioners submits that their app ations<\/p>\n
\/’<\/p>\n
-5-<\/span><\/p>\n
are en the file of the concerned authegtties<\/p>\n
end.’that there is rm: need \u20acx3,mekg7\u00a7’_ffegh”g<\/p>\n
appiieatien and that in View \u00a2f the Eek; eeneh’<\/p>\n
opieion, they Coulee impart edecetioh.”ihe<\/p>\n
English medium from this academie”\u00a7ee\ufb01 itself.\n<\/p>\n
5. The relevaet”‘pertiehs hef wthe Full<\/p>\n
Bench opinion for the gegpeee ef this case are<\/p>\n
at para N\u00a2g.124, 13e,iie4,’15S to 168, 170,<\/p>\n
191 to 193, g\u00e9siii\u00e9egi\ufb01g {g}; {3} and (10).<\/p>\n
6. Dr;S,Ra\u00e9hakrieh\ufb01ah; the Philosopher\n<\/p>\n
–sta\u00a3\u00e9eanha\ufb01d?rermer Pieeident of India in his
\n\ufb02onvecetigh aedteee to the Andhra University<\/p>\n
ie*i927 title\u00a2~\u00a7Uhiversities & Natienal Life”<\/p>\n
Vie the context of Telugu being the medium of<\/p>\n
v”gihstr\u00a7etieh in Andhra ?redesh spake thus:<\/p>\n
\ufb01x
\n\/<\/p>\n
-7-<\/span><\/p>\n
“I am aware that we are anxious tQfgiv\u00e9\ufb01aV~”<\/p>\n
greatert attention to Telugu anqU,mak\u00e9’
\nit, if possible, trr\u00e9'”‘4mgd’ium:AT7Qf’AV’
\ninstruction and examinati\u00a7\ufb01;’i\ufb02it\u00a3\u00a7\u00e9\ufb01K%i
\ndegree courses as Vwall.l=l’Thi3ilyery.l
\ndesirable reform has t\u00a7’be Qork\u00e9d nut
\nwith great Caution.<N'"gF\u00a2iish 'iS'"not
\nonly the iangnagei_\u00a7fvxi\ufb01t\u00e9rnatienal
\ncommerce and thQugnt,abntli$i&n\u00e9 of the<\/p>\n
chief fa\u00e9tnrs 7in\u00a7*th\u00e9Ai\u00a7ating of the<\/p>\n
Indiah\u00bbiNati0n{ta= if" \ufb01ne courae in
\nE\ufb01\u00e9li\ufb01h it #5? \u00a7fVa'Sufficiently high
\nstandard, oar st\ufb01a\u00e9nts are likely to be
\nat_a aisadvanta\ufb01\u00e9 in their search for
\n\ufb01\u00a7\u00a7st$,xwhi\u00e9h,lg\u00a7ter …. all ia not a minor
\nA"\u00bbgonaideration. India is not the only
\nV\ufb01gauntry in the world where we have to
\n1\u00a7ay_:\u00a2\u00a7a}d to the commercial value of<\/p>\n
the Qniversity career".\n<\/p>\n
“*\u00ab_7{s He has furthar opined that true<\/p>\n
“-hunbkledga is not infermatian, which can be<\/p>\n
V:H”\u00e9Gnveyed front mind. to mind, but. a state of<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
– 3 _<\/p>\n
persenality ix: be created tar eneseif;:viTheM<\/p>\n
educator must not do anything “tg7ninterferg\u00a5 ”<\/p>\n
with the unity, friendliness and.humenity~ef*i<\/p>\n
the child mind.\n<\/p>\n
8. The pgrposeH ef teengeti\u00a7nh;according
\nto Dr.Radhakriehnen is te tgain is comprehend
\nthe eternai_veL#ee,jtetepnreeiate the supreme
\nhuman aeirteeSiNe5\u00a7:hthe iei\ufb01ele decencies of<\/p>\n
life.\n<\/p>\n
 If, thevw\u00e9i\ufb01i of education is as what<\/p>\n
‘is gnet\ufb01tedifiabove, then the medium of<\/p>\n
instruction; is only an aid ta achieve the<\/p>\n
uh7 same. Ne doubt, the Full Bench of this Court,<\/p>\n
‘*ity-its opinion dated 2.7.2008, has recognized<\/p>\n
%”= the Constitutional Rights of the citizens to<\/p>\n
” start educational institutions in the medium<\/p>\n
*2?\n<\/p>\n
-9-<\/span><\/p>\n
of instruction of their choice and haeielsou.<\/p>\n
upheld the constitutional ;ight?o\u00a7 the childa<\/p>\n
and the earente to Tchoeseo the \ufb02mediumg efi\u00b0<\/p>\n
instructions in which \ufb01the’_chiId:_has\ufb02gto be
\neducated. Howevee:’ehat heg ix; be horne in
\nmind is the, fact ien\u00a7\u00a3hcth\u00a7 faeedemic year
\n2008~O9 heeheiteaey e\u00a7eeeeced”with effect from
\n1.05.zeee-… ‘7..”‘2},::  would have been
\nmade iby( the ,teechete .ihW selecting the text
\nbooks in the eethet tongue or Kannada medium<\/p>\n
{regiehalx lehguaee) in which they have to<\/p>\n
L \u00a7each\u00a5the*\u00a7rimat\u00a7 school students in the back<\/p>\n
,igr\u00a2uhdi\\lvfj ‘the State Government Orders<\/p>\n
rejectihe the application of the schools to<\/p>\n
w\u00b0e teach in Ehglieh medium and the undertaking<\/p>\n
Acgiven by the schools to teach in the mother<\/p>\n
.i*~ tongue or Kannada mediu\ufb02h pending the Fuli<\/p>\n
Bench opinion. The teachers would have also<\/p>\n
%.\n<\/p>\n
-10-<\/span><\/p>\n
prepared tc instruct in the mcther*tchgQehcffi<\/p>\n
Kannada medium based on the eelecticn cf textg<\/p>\n
books and for nearly 3 Hwhth end e half the,<\/p>\n
children are undergoing .edhcatiQh hi\ufb01mstheh<\/p>\n
mother tongue or Kannada m\u00e9eigmi Nc”deebt the
\nDarents and chiidrehj\ufb01gaeu feet} as the
\neducational’ihetitctichsc\ufb01eelc\ufb01heve been in a
\nmore co\ufb01\ufb01crte\ufb01ie cceitich to switch ever to
\nEnglieh \ufb01ecihh hec the ecedemic year not yet
\nccmmehced.V,h:Z?\u00a7ei\u00a7e%ihg the fact that the<\/p>\n
parents “heve_}ihve3ted on booke and other<\/p>\n
*a.equipmentA and dine parents and. children have<\/p>\n
‘_h\u00a2ommen\u00a2ed*<\/p>\n
ethic academic year with a Handset<\/p>\n
thet thefyhould have to study in their mether<\/p>\n
ix tongu\u00e9lor Kannada medium only as the case may<\/p>\n
” _be} it is impractical as well ae harsh both on<\/p>\n
the children as well as on the parents if the<\/p>\n
educational institutions insist on switching<\/p>\n
\ufb02y.\n<\/p>\n
3%.\n<\/p>\n
-11-<\/span><\/p>\n
over to English medium oi instruction in midetW.
\nof this academic year. Althoeghvg the”
\neducational institutionsg\u00bb \u00bbwho’, ere ;,then<\/p>\n
petitioners are eager _ to”_ implement. end ‘H<\/p>\n
exercise their constitutidnei right ire terms
\noi the Full Bench epinion of this deurt, but
\nin my humble yiewf_cenStde;i\ufb02\u00a7t\ufb01he fact that
\nthe Full Eenehh gt’ this =\u00a7\u00a7\ufb01:\u00a3 thee no where
\nstated theti;h%h\u00a7mo1ementetion of the English
\nmedium of inetrecti\u00a7\u00a7*has 1x) be with effect<\/p>\n
from the curtentaecedemic year (2008-09) and<\/p>\n
.dco\ufb01pied with the Practical difficulties that<\/p>\n
tw\u00a7ei\u00a2v5g,t\u00e9\u00a2\u00a2d by the children and the parents<\/p>\n
and the fect that the teachers would not even<\/p>\n
h”,dheve eeiected text books in English medium to
\n\u00b0_ be pteeeribed in their respective educational
\ni”v-ieetitutions and more importantly, would not<\/p>\n
vihave sufficient time to go through the text<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
smind the opinion of the Full Bench and grant
\nHnacessary sanction in accordance with law from<\/p>\n
:iVthe academic year 2OG9~20lO onwards.<\/p>\n
-15..\n<\/p>\n
Court as expeditiously’ as poasible\ufb01i7soo”\ufb01ha\u00a3pi
\nthe concerned schools would ha in a \ufb01csition_V<\/p>\n
to teach in English medium from the beginning:<\/p>\n
of the academic year 200\u00a7*10.i<\/p>\n
12. In the  of the<\/p>\n
Full Bencn,o\ufb01 this \ufb01o\ufb01rigstnia kiit petition<\/p>\n
is alloweclaandcianaexafe;E’_isf quashed. In<\/p>\n
addiaion \ufb01g she a\ufb01olicatioa already filed, the
\npetitioners age ac iibaray \ufb01e \ufb02ake any further
\napplication aiong sits \ufb01ne’fequisite fee and
\nthairasponaen\ufb01s_ase’di;ected to pass necessary<\/p>\n
ordeis’\u00aboh;_tneofsaid applications keeping in<\/p>\n
&’<\/p>\n
-13….\n<\/p>\n
13. It is submitted by _;a\u00a7%_;\u00e9\u00a7:n\u00e9q”.<\/p>\n
counsel for the I petittene\u00a3s\u00a5’efh\u00a7t,t \ufb01e<\/p>\n
undertaking dated V2351l};\u00a7\u00a74 ete\ufb01u&\u00a7\ufb01\u00bbMete<\/p>\n
Annexure–E was givee” by’ the Ainettt\ufb01tione
\npursuant to the’iengueeetegiicy ptem\ufb01igated by
\nthe State it the y\u00a7\u00a7gti\u00a79@t\u00a75\u00a7 that, in v;ew
\nof Full \ufb02Ee\u00a7eb reeetei\ufb01e\ufb01e\u00e9ttiking down major
\nSectioee \ufb01t tee etete pggigy, the undertaking
\nisi eettthi\ufb01\ufb01ie\ufb01tuu\ufb01eet the Qetitioners —<\/p>\n
inetitutionepfv”\n<\/p>\n
.i7&4}, The H\u00e9\ufb01bmission “” is accepted. The<\/p>\n
gres\ufb01endehte are directed to consider the case<\/p>\n
*e__f V_the’.j’.V’A;f>etitioners without reference to the<\/p>\n
V”‘x[un&eftaking given by them.<\/p>\n
Sdf~t<\/p>\n
Judge
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