Karnataka High Court refuses to interfere with State's decision to have its own education policy instead of NEP-2020
A Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar, passed the order while dismissing a PIL petition filed by two Bengaluru-based advocates, Girish Bharadwaj and Ananda Murthy.
What petition said
It was pointed out in the petition that though NEP-2020 was implemented in Karnataka from the academic year 2021-22, the new political regime decided to withdraw NEP-2020 and frame its own policy.
It was contended in the petition that the discontinuation of NEP-2020 was not in the interest of the students, faculty members, and the education system in the State, as the objective of NEP-2020 is to have a uniform education system across the country.
While declining to entertain the petition, the Bench said that courts cannot compel the State to adopt a particular policy while pointing out that the role of courts in interfering with policy decisions is minimal.
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