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Supreme Court urges CBSE to revisit three-language policy, suggests relaxation for Class 6

The Supreme Court on Thursday urged Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to revisit the three-language policy and explored the possibility of granting relief to Class 6 students. The court also expressed reservations on treating English as a non-native language. We have to examine the extent to which English can be considered a non-indigenous language. First, I personally have serious reservations about the expression ative. It has a very colonial connotation. It should be indigenous. Secondly, if you see the historical perspective of English and the extent of its roots in Indian society, we will have to take a final call, although it is your policy, on the constitutional angle - whether English is a non-indigenous language or an indigenous language. If you do that, to a large extent these rough edges can be taken care of, said Justice Joymalya Bagchi, as reported by Live Law.