Kerala HC Orders Continuance of Existing Language Policy in Lakshadweep Till a Study Is Conducted

Kerala HC defers govt order mandating Hindi in Lakshadweep schools

Kerala High Court on Monday, June 9, deferred a government order which mandated Hindi as the third language while replacing Mahal and Arabic in schools across Lakshadweep. On May 14, the education department of Lakshadweep had issued an order according to which all schools in Minicoy Island would offer Malayalam and English as the first and second languages, while Hindi would replace the local language Mahal and Arabic as the third language. Thi…

Kerala HC orders continuance of existing language policy in Lakshadweep till a study is conducted

Writ petition challenges decision to exclude Arabic/Mahl as an optional language from the Three-Language Formula implemented in schools on the islands

Kerala High Court stays order to drop Mahal, Arabic from Lakshadweep schools

On May 14, the Lakshadweep Education Department issued a directive under the 2023 National Curriculum Framework to replace Mahal and Arabic with Hindi as the third language in Minicoy schools, retaining Malayalam and English as the first two languages

Kerala HC stays Lakshadweep administration's order to remove Mahal, Arabic from school curriculum - tennews.in: National News Portal

Kochi, June 10 (IANS) The Kerala High Court has stayed the Lakshadweep administration’s recent decision to remove Mahal and Arabic from the curriculum of schools in the Union Territory. The division bench, chaired by Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji, stayed the administration’s decision. “The point emphasized by the Petitioner, which prima facie, […] The post Kerala HC stays Lakshadweep administration’s order to remove Mahal,…

Kerala HC stays Lakshadweep administration's order to remove Mahal, Arabic from school curriculum

The Kerala High Court has stayed the Lakshadweep administration's recent decision to remove Mahal and Arabic from the curriculum of schools in the Union Territory.

Kerala High Court defers Hindi mandate in Lakshadweep schools, cites cultural impact of language change

The Kerala High Court on Monday deferred the implementation of a government order mandating Hindi as the third language in Lakshadweep schools, depriving students of the option to choose Arabic or Mahl languages previously available to them, observing that a language holds deep cultural significance and any changes could have serious ramifications. The decision came in response to a Public Interest Litigation filed by Ajas Akber, President of th…