NEW DELHI, July 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, NCERT and the CBSE on two fresh pleas challenging the education board's policy mandating the study of three languages, including two native Indian languages, for Class 9 students. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of the submissions of senior advocates Anand Grover and Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for the petitioners, and issued notices to the Centre and others and sought their replies within 10 days.
"We will hear (the petitions) on July 29," the CJI said.
The fresh pleas were filed by Amandeep Kaur and Arpan Roy Choudhury. They have made the Centre, the Central Board of Secondary Educati...