Overview
- Tamil Nadu must locate sites for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in every district within six weeks and file a joint report with the Centre.
- The order modifies an eight-year-old stay as the Court hears the State’s challenge to a 2017 Madras High Court directive on setting up JNVs.
- The State reiterated objections tied to its two-language policy and alleged Hindi imposition, while flagging land needs of roughly 30 acres per district and financial burdens.
- Justices B. V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan urged cooperative federal dialogue, inviting Tamil Nadu to present its conditions and dues claims during consultations.
- The Court clarified it is not directing construction to begin and stressed that the focus should remain on educational opportunities for rural children.