State Of Karnataka & Anr vs Asstd.Mang.Of Gov.Rec.Prim.& ...

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Government's language policy mandating the medium of instruction in primary schools to be either the mother tongue or Kannada, as per Article 350A and Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 21, 29(2), and 30(1) of the Constitution of India. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision to quash certain clauses of the Government Order dated 29.04.1994, which were found to be unconstitutional in their application to non-government schools. The outcome reinforced the government's authority to implement language policies while ensuring compliance with constitutional rights.