India, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court was on Tuesday urged to list for urgent hearing the pleas challenging the CBSE's policy mandating the study of three languages, including two native Indian languages, for Class 9 students.

Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for one of the petitioners, requested a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that the pleas be heard either on Wednesday or Thursday as students are left in the lurch and the academic session has already started.

The counsel contended there are neither enough teachers nor books to implement the CBSE policy. "We will see," the CJI said.

The apex court had earlier sought responses from the Centre, NCERT and the CBSE on two...