Supreme Court On Sanskrit

The Supreme Court referred to books on subjects as diverse as history, culture, archaeology and religion in languages as varied as Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Turkish, French and English in its judgment on the Ayodhya land dispute, but exercised caution in making deductions saying there were "dangers" in interpreting history.

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution Bench the question whether compulsory recitation of morning prayers in Sanskrit by students of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), irrespective of faith and beliefs, violates their fundamental right.

For almost an hour, the country's top court today discussed and debated whether the Sanskrit shlokas Venkatesa Suprabhatham, a morning chant, can be recited to wake up Lord Vishnu at the Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram.

The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Kendriya Vidyalaya students who would not have the Sanskrit examination in the current academic year will not face any obstacle for appearing in the board examination of 10th standard conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The Centre on Friday stood by its decision on replacing German as third language with Sanskrit in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) but conceded before the Supreme Court that no exam would be conducted for the subject in the current session.

The Supreme Court has given the Centre one week to consider whether it can put off its decision to introduce Sanskrit as the third language in schools to the next academic year.

The Supreme Court referred to books on subjects as diverse as history, culture, archaeology and religion in languages as varied as Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Turkish, French and English in its judgment on the Ayodhya land dispute, but exercised caution in making deductions saying there were "dangers" in interpreting history.

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution Bench the question whether compulsory recitation of morning prayers in Sanskrit by students of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), irrespective of faith and beliefs, violates their fundamental right.

For almost an hour, the country's top court today discussed and debated whether the Sanskrit shlokas Venkatesa Suprabhatham, a morning chant, can be recited to wake up Lord Vishnu at the Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram.

The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Kendriya Vidyalaya students who would not have the Sanskrit examination in the current academic year will not face any obstacle for appearing in the board examination of 10th standard conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The Centre on Friday stood by its decision on replacing German as third language with Sanskrit in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) but conceded before the Supreme Court that no exam would be conducted for the subject in the current session.

The Supreme Court has given the Centre one week to consider whether it can put off its decision to introduce Sanskrit as the third language in schools to the next academic year.