The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday ordered issue of notice to the State government on PIL petitions filed by a group of parents questioning the laws that make the study of Kannada language compulsory even for students studying in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) in the State.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice M.G.S. Kamal passed the order on the petition filed by Somashekar C. and 19 other parents of children who are studying in schools affiliated to the CBSE and the CISCE.