Overview

• A division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin refused interim relief in Pramila Pathak’s PIL on August 7 and directed the government to submit a comprehensive action plan within two weeks.
• The petition challenges December 7 and 19, 2024 memos that impose Telugu as a mandatory second language for students under CBSE, ICSE, IB, Cambridge and other national boards.
• Petitioners argued that the abrupt directive violates Articles 14, 19, 21, 29 and 30 of the Constitution and departs from the 2018 Act’s planned phased implementation through 2025-26.
• State counsel told the court that the government has introduced Regular and Simple Telugu curricula and previously exempted Classes IX and X to manage pandemic and textbook delays.
• Further hearings will follow the court’s review of the state’s detailed phase-wise report on enforcing the 2018 compulsory Telugu education law.