‘It can’t be that Hindi won’t be taught’: SC to Tamil Nadu over Navodaya schools
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Tamil Nadu government to identify land for the establishment of Navodaya schools, emphasizing the need for cooperative federalism. The court challenged the state's resistance to the three-language policy, which includes Hindi.
Why it matters
The case underscores the ongoing tension between central government educational mandates and regional linguistic identity in India.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to comply with its December 15, 2025 order to identify land in every district for establishing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, while urging the state and Centre to resolve their differences over the schools through dialogue.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih also questioned Tamil Nadu's opposition to the three-language policy followed by Navodaya schools and said the state should not view the establishment of the centrally funded institutions as a threat to its existing education system."You have to change your mindset, it can’t be that Hindi will not be taught in the soil of Tamil Nadu," Justice Nagarathna observed during the hearing.The bench also said the people in Chennai should not alienate those in Delhi while stressing the need for cooperative federalism."We are saying in addition to all the good things you’re doing in your State, having…
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