exclusive
medium as claimed by the University. The Legislature in
cl.(27) has dealt with the subject of medium of instructions
and the other clauses ... exclusive medium or media but to be adopted in addition to
the accepted medium viz. English, for instruction and
examination, whereas under the proviso
education through the
medium of some language other than English. The remaining
118 Schools have adopted English as the medium of
instruction. Thirty ... medium of
English, these schools are advised to open progressively
divisions of Standards using Hindi or an Indian language as
the medium of instruction, starting
from 1st standard to IVth standard, mother
tongue will be the medium of instruction”. On 22.06.1989, the Government
of Karnataka issued a corrigendum substituting ... recognized English medium schools.
4. Aggrieved by the clauses of the Government Order dated 29.04.1994
which prescribed that the medium of instruction in classes
article a prefixed to the word medium,
does not require Punjabi to be made the exclusive medium of
instruction. This conclusion is further reinforced ... alternative medium of examination it is
obligatory for a student to have passed the Matriculation
examination with English as the medium of instruction and
that
granted. Manifestly, imparting instruction through a common medium, which was before the Act the only medium of instruction all over the country, cannot by itself ... regional language as the sole medium or as an additional medium of instruction, along with other Indian languages, impinges directly on entry 66 of List
decision of this Court, namely, English Medium
Students Parents Association (supra) did not go into the medium of
instruction and the issue therein was mother ... sides is whether in English Medium
Students Parents Association (supra) the issue pertaining to medium of
instruction was contested and a decision was arrived
decision of this Court, namely, English Medium
Students Parents Association (supra) did not go into the medium of
instruction and the issue therein was mother ... sides is whether in English Medium
Students Parents Association (supra) the issue pertaining to medium of
instruction was contested and a decision was arrived
standard to the IVth standard, mother tongue
will be the medium of instruction, where it is expected that
normally only one language from Appendix ... State of
Punjab2. Again when Punjabi was made the sole medium of
instruction this Court struck down such a provision as seen
from
substantial linguistic diversity, as
well as the determination of the medium of
instruction in universities and other institutions of
higher learning.
15. The significance accorded ... evaluation procedures, shall take into consideration
that the medium of instruction shall, as far as
practicable, be in the child’s mother tongue, an
expression
consider
whether the State Legislature could impose an exclusive
medium of instruction Gujarati for the students who had to
study and take examination conducted ... which instruction is directed to be
imparted, are not available, or the students are not able to
receive or imbibe instructions through the medium
