Breaking News: Supreme Court Seeks CBSE Response On Three-Language Rule For Class 9 Students

0:00 All right. Uh some more uh news coming in. This is regarding Supreme Court now asking CBSC to clarify the three language rule for class 9th in the four weeks hearing in set to be in July. The Supreme Court has sought responses from CBSC and the center on petitions against the new three language policy for class 9th within four weeks. Now the hearing dates are told to be India today is now learning are 15th and 16th of July.

0:27 Petitioners say the shift is set to begin in 26 and it might add pressure on students preparing for board examination. So that's the big breaking news coming in at this hour. But what exactly is this three language formula? If you're wondering about that, let me quickly jog your memory over there. Now under the revised policy introduced by CBSC, students must study three languages. R1, R2, R3 is what they say. Out of these at least two languages must be Indian. Now students can choose a foreign language only if the remaining two languages are Indian in origin and the policy has been introduced as part of the implementation of NEP 2020. The board remember had earlier said that the move aims to promote multilingual learnings and strengthen Indian language in schools.

1:18 So that entire hearing will be now on the 15th and 16th of July. Supreme Court has sought responses from CBSC to understand if this entire rule has been rushed in its implementation. Should there be more time given to the students to actually prepare? My colleague Anisha has more details on this. Anisha, is it correct to understand that the entire petition is being heard only to understand the implementation timing?

1:48 Not if this rule should be applied but when this rule should be applied. >> Well uh the Supreme Court has agreed to examine the validity of the three language rule. Remember there were multiple petitions filed before the Supreme Court which had raised this issue. Now the Supreme Court bench headed by the Chief Justice has sought a comprehensive response now from the center from CBSC and NCRT but it has said that we are not going to stay the policy for now. Now what have they said exactly? They said that uh uh the the petitioners had said that this kind of uh hurried implementation of a three language policy will affect the children especially the ones who are already who have already completed class 9th if they are asked to give to learn a whole new language and give an exam for class 10th. They had also um uh they had also said that children are being used for experimentation of the new econ uh policy. So that is why these petitions had gone to the Supreme Court.

2:54 The Supreme Court has asked the CBI to clarify what exactly has happened and now we'll hear they will hear this matter after the Supreme Court comes back from the summer vacation. So we'll have to wait and see once the order copy comes out exactly what the court has has agreed to say when it comes to this. But it is very clear that the multiple petitions that had said that children will be stressed out that there will be problems in implementation. All of those the court has agreed to examine but for now there is no stay on the policy.

3:27 There is no comment or observation coming in from the Supreme Court uh against this particular policy. Back to you. All right, Anisha there clarifying all those details. All eyes now on Supreme Court on which way they actually look at this one. Thanks for joining us.