New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned several aspects of the CBSE's three-language policy for students, including the availability of textbooks and teachers, the burden on students, and the manner in which the policy would be implemented across schools.

A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the CBSE's three-language policy for Class 9 students under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

The petitioners raised concerns that students were being required to learn two Indian "native" languages under the policy even when schools did not have the necessary textbooks, teachers, or infrastructure.

The Court was told that four months into the aca...