The Union government said it “has an issue” with treating English as an indigenous language, but promised the Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) to move quickly with consultations to grant current Class 6 students a one-time reprieve from a mandatory third-language Board exam .
He urged the Court against allowing any further adjournments in the case. “You have to give some time for not only students but also for infrastructure to come on par, across the various education boards. It is a good policy to start with the mother tongue, then an indigenous language, and then another indigenous or foreign language. Meanwhile, the Court issued notice to the government on petitions filed by minority schools regarding the implementation of the three-language scheme. Eom
Bhati for a decision on the issue of reprieve for Class 6 students.
Appearing before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was standing in for Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, who is representing the Union government and the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) Board in the case, said a meeting would be arranged “today or tomorrow” with the officials concerned in the presence of Ms. Senior advocate Anand Grover, also for the petitioner side, said the parents were getting anxious. The Court said the three language scheme would eventually have to be implemented, but the CBSE would have to streamline its implementation better. But all this should be started when the children are a little younger, in a lower class, giving them time to adapt,” Justice Bagchi said.
