The PIL also drew attention to a previous Karnataka High Court order that stayed the government’s attempt to make Kannada compulsory in undergraduate courses. It further cited a clarification by the ...

Language Policy Dispute: Karnataka HC asks govt to respond to PIL challenging Kannada mandate in CBSE and ICSE schools.

If Kannada is chosen first, English becomes second language from class 1. A third language — selected from among nine options, including Hindi, Sanskrit and English — is introduced from class 6.