STATE OF KARNATAKA vs ASSTD.MANG.OF GOV.REC.PRIM.& SEC.SL.&ORS

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Karnataka Government's order dated 29.04.1994, which mandated that the medium of instruction in primary schools should be the mother tongue or Kannada, while allowing exceptions for students whose mother tongue is English. The Court reiterated that the policy aimed to promote regional languages in education and was consistent with the constitutional mandate under Article 350A. The judgment confirmed the government's authority to regulate the medium of instruction in schools, thereby dismissing the appeals against the order.