Supreme Court ने CBSE की अनिवार्य तीसरी भाषा को चुनौती देने वाले PIL को सुनवाई के लिए बुलाया (Class 9‑10, 2026‑27)

<p>On <strong>May 22, 2026</strong>, a <span class="key-term" data-definition="Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — A legal action initiated in court for the protection of public rights, often used to challenge government policies (GS2: Polity)">PIL</span> was filed in the <span class="key-term" data-definition="Supreme Court — India's apex judicial body that interprets the Constitution and adjudicates disputes involving the Union and states (GS2: Polity)">Supreme Court</span> challenging the <span class="key-term" data-definition="Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) — National board that conducts school examinations and formulates curricula for affiliated schools (GS2: Polity)">CBSE</span> decision to make a third language compulsory for Class 9 and 10 students from the 2026‑27 academic year.</p> <h3>Key Developments</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Listing of the petition</strong>: <span class="key-term" data-definition="Chief Justice of India (CJI) — The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court who heads its administrative functions (GS2: Polity)">Chief Justice of India</span> <span class="key-term" data-definition="Surya Kant — The incumbent CJI who has the authority to schedule cases for hearing (GS2: Polity)">Surya Kant</span> agreed to list the case next week after senior advocate <span class="key-term" data-definition="Mukul Rohatgi — Senior Advocate who made an oral request for urgent listing of the petition (GS2: Polity)">Mukul Rohatgi</span> appealed for urgent hearing.</li> <li><strong>Petitioners</strong>: 19 parents and teachers from Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Chennai filed the writ under <span class="key-term" data-definition="Article 32 — Constitutional provision that empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs for enforcement of fundamental rights (GS2: Polity)">Article 32</span> against the Union of India, <span class="key-term" data-definition="Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) — National board that conducts school examinations and formulates curricula for affiliated schools (GS2: Polity)">CBSE</span> and <span class="key-term" data-definition="National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) — Apex body that designs curricula, textbooks and educational research for schools (GS2: Polity)">NCERT</span>.</li> <li><strong>Policy shift</strong>: The contested circular (<strong>CBSE Circular No. Acad‑33/2026 dated May 15, 2026</strong>) mandates that from <strong>July 1, 2026</strong> Class IX students must study three languages (R1, R2, R3), with at least two being native Indian languages. A foreign language can be taken only as the third language or as an optional fourth language.</li> <li><strong>Earlier assurance</strong>: On <strong>April 9, 2026</strong>, <span class="key-term" data-definition="Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) — National board that conducts school examinations and formulates curricula for affiliated schools (GS2: Polity)">CBSE</span> had clarified that the third‑language requirement wo