Education above politics: The Supreme Court docket on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu authorities to carry discussions with the Centre on establishing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) within the state, urging either side to not flip the problem right into a language dispute.
The Supreme Court docket on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu authorities to carry discussions with the central authorities on the problem of creating Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) within the state.
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan additionally requested the Tamil Nadu authorities to establish the extent of land needed for establishing JNVs. The apex court docket was listening to a plea filed by the Tamil Nadu authorities difficult the Madras Excessive Court docket’s order directing the State authorities to determine JNV faculties within the State.
In the course of the listening to, Senior counsel P Wilson, showing for the Tamil Nadu authorities, argued that the Centre ought to undertake a two-language method in keeping with the State authorities’s coverage, as a substitute of a three-language method, as has been adopted within the Centre’s 2020 Nationwide Schooling Coverage (NEP).
The counsel representing the Centre, alternatively, contended that the State authorities need to thrust the Hindi language. Nevertheless, the highest court docket urged the events to not make this a language difficulty. It asserted that the aforesaid instructions relating to the institution of JNVs are within the curiosity of training amongst rural college students.
Don’t flip Navodaya into language battle
“Do not make it right into a language difficulty. We’re a federal society. You might be a part of the Republic. If you happen to come one step ahead they may also come one step ahead. We have now handed the aforesaid instructions solely within the curiosity of these college students who’re entitled to be admitted to such faculties within the state of Tamil Nadu. We aren’t on Hindi we’re on rural college students getting the training”, Justice Nagarathna mentioned.
The Supreme Court docket informed the Tamil Nadu authorities that it might place its two-language coverage earlier than the Centre and the latter would contemplate the identical, fairly than spatting over the problem. “You possibly can’t have this my state, my state. This perspective should go. You come one step. They may also come one step”, the apex court docket verbally mentioned. Additional, the apex court docket mentioned the state authorities ought to view this as a chance fairly than an imposition.” Do not take it as an imposition, it is a chance to your college students. You possibly can say that is our language coverage. They can not additionally discredit your coverage”, the top-court choose mentioned.
Printed on December 16, 2025
