New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought for parents' stand on a petition filed by Andhra Pradesh government challenging the High Court order barring the introduction of English medium in a government school from class one to six.
A constitutional bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud issued a notice asking for the response from the parents' in this regard.
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The top court observed that effective learning can be possible in the initial level if the mother tongue would be the medium of instruction and the high court seems to have taken this into account.
Senior advocate KV Vishwanathan contended before the court that 95% of parents prefer the English language as the medium of instruction in primary level. Besides, most of them may not be able to afford the expanses of private schools and hence, the government has come with the idea to make English as the first language in government-run schools in Andhra Pradesh.
Vishwanathan further said that there is no regulation in law or even the Right to Education (RTE) Act does not say that English can not be introduced as the medium of instruction in government schools.
To achieve the goal of the new education policy, it is better to introduce as the first language in the government-run schools.
The top court asked the parents' organisation to file a response in the matter and adjourned the court for the next hearing on September 25.
