NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a PIL by parents and teachers in NCR and Chennai challenging the validity of CBSE’s recent policy mandating three languages, two of which must be Indian for Class 9 and said it would lead to chaos and confusion.Seeking urgent hearing of the PIL, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi that suddenly, Class 9 students were being made to compulsorily study two more languages. “How do the students cope with this and appear in the language paper examinations? This will create chaos and confusion among students and teachers,” Rohatgi said.The CJI-led bench assured that it would hear the petition next week. The petition, jointly filed by 17 parents and two teachers of children studying in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and Chennai in CBSE-affiliated schools through advocate Shradha Deshmukh, contended that the new policy was contrary to CBSE’s April 9 notification categorically assuring that third language was “not applicable till the academic session 2029-30 at the Class 9 level”.However, on May 15, after the commencement of academic session for 2026-27 and language allocations having been made and timetables finalised, the switch to three languages, of which two must be Indian, would cause irreversible harm to thousands of Class 9 students and would take away livelihoods of many teachers proficient in teaching foreign languages as they would have to make way for teachers who can teach regional languages, the petition said. It added the problems of students and teachers were aggravated by the non-availability of textbooks and teaching material, and CBSE was making ad hoc arrangements by asking students to learn the basics of the second Indian language from Class 6 textbooks. “Mandating a compulsory subject without textbooks, trained teachers, or an assessment framework does not amount to quality education; it is a constitutional violation,” the petitioners said, requesting the SC to bar CBSE from compromising on quality education.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosDepartment Of Space Clears Major Space Manufacturing Clusters In Gujarat And Tamil NaduCentre To Create Strong Anti-Infiltration Security Layer Across Tripura, Assam And Bengal: Amit ShahSC To Revisit UAPA Bail Standards As Umar Khalid Case Sparks Bigger Constitutional DebateIndia Conducts Successful Agni-1 Missile Test; Strategic Forces Command Validates All ParametersSuvendu Adhikari Announces New Direct Deportation Policy For Illegal Bangladeshi MigrantsKerala Swearing-In Sees Unity Moments As Rivals Exchange Smiles Inside Assembly Hall Today in KeralaTwisha Sharma Case: Husband Samarth Singh Surrenders In Court, Taken Into Police Custody | WatchWest Bengal: Crude Bombs Recovered In Birbhum’s Kod Village, Area Cordoned OffWest Bengal Begins Border Fencing In Phansidewa Amid Rising Infiltration And Smuggling ConcernsHumayun Kabir’s Cow Slaughter Remarks Trigger Political Row Over Qurbani And Law In West Bengal123Photostories5 most visited tourist attractions in the USA and what travellers need to knowFrom facing rejections over her dark skin tone to refusing a fairness cream ad film: When The Kerala Story 2 actress Ulka Gupta spoke about her strugglesCannes 2026: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan sets the red carpet on fire in a blue crystal gown by Amit AggarwalIndia’s most mystical and lesser-known mangrove forests travellers rarely talk aboutAam Panna to Lassi: 10 traditional Indian summer drinks & their calories per serving5 most beautiful parrots in the world that look almost unrealAll about Harry Styles and his USD 30 million real estate investments over the yearsHow children raised by overly strict parents turn out later in life: The answer is an eye-openerWhat is Lormalzi? Expert explains how it works and who it’s meant for5 cooling essential oils perfect for stressful summer days123Hot PicksBandra demolition driveIPL Schedule 2026Vinesh PhogatUP HeatwaveHardoi fireNID DAT counselling 2026TN Ministers ListTop TrendingTN Finance Minister Marie WilsonNID DAT counsellingChristiano RonaldoPM ModiHardik PandyaJEE Advanced Response SheetIPL Orange Cap 2026Conor McGregor Net WorthNEET UG Paper LeakWest Bengal Annapurna Yojana
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a PIL by parents and teachers in NCR and Chennai challenging the validity of CBSE’s recent policy mandating three languages, two of which must be Indian for Class 9 and said it would lead to chaos and confusion.Seeking urgent hearing of the PIL, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi that suddenly, Class 9 students were being made to compulsorily study two more languages. “How do the students cope with this and appear in the language paper examinations? This will create chaos and confusion among students and teachers,” Rohatgi said.The CJI-led bench assured that it would hear the petition next week. The petition, jointly filed by 17 parents and two teachers of children studying in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and Chennai in CBSE-affiliated schools through advocate Shradha Deshmukh, contended that the new policy was contrary to CBSE’s April 9 notification categorically assuring that third language was “not applicable till the academic session 2029-30 at the Class 9 level”.However, on May 15, after the commencement of academic session for 2026-27 and language allocations having been made and timetables finalised, the switch to three languages, of which two must be Indian, would cause irreversible harm to thousands of Class 9 students and would take away livelihoods of many teachers proficient in teaching foreign languages as they would have to make way for teachers who can teach regional languages, the petition said. It added the problems of students and teachers were aggravated by the non-availability of textbooks and teaching material, and CBSE was making ad hoc arrangements by asking students to learn the basics of the second Indian language from Class 6 textbooks. “Mandating a compulsory subject without textbooks, trained teachers, or an assessment framework does not amount to quality education; it is a constitutional violation,” the petitioners said, requesting the SC to bar CBSE from compromising on quality education.
