<p>The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to the Centre and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on replacing German with Sanskrit as a third language in the centrally run Kendriya Vidyalayas in the mid-session of the current academic year.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The apex court bench headed by Justice Anil R. Dave issued notice on a plea by one V.S. Ramanathan who had challenged the government decision to replace German with Sanskrit in the mid-session.<br /><br />The matter will be heard Nov 28. The government's decision to drop German as a third language has created an uproar including queries from the German authorities.<br /><br />German was introduced in Kendriya Vidyalayas following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Goethe Institute of Max Mueller Bhavan.<br /><br />The Centre's decision to scrap German in Kendriya Vidyalayas has affected over 70,000 students and also put a questiom mark over the jobs of 700 teachers teaching German in Kendriya Vidyalayas.<br /><br />Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani has described the MoU as being violative of the constitution. She has said that "As per Schedule 8 (of the Constitution), 22 languages were available which did not include German. This MoU was presenting German as third language."</p>
<p>The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to the Centre and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on replacing German with Sanskrit as a third language in the centrally run Kendriya Vidyalayas in the mid-session of the current academic year.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The apex court bench headed by Justice Anil R. Dave issued notice on a plea by one V.S. Ramanathan who had challenged the government decision to replace German with Sanskrit in the mid-session.<br /><br />The matter will be heard Nov 28. The government's decision to drop German as a third language has created an uproar including queries from the German authorities.<br /><br />German was introduced in Kendriya Vidyalayas following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Goethe Institute of Max Mueller Bhavan.<br /><br />The Centre's decision to scrap German in Kendriya Vidyalayas has affected over 70,000 students and also put a questiom mark over the jobs of 700 teachers teaching German in Kendriya Vidyalayas.<br /><br />Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani has described the MoU as being violative of the constitution. She has said that "As per Schedule 8 (of the Constitution), 22 languages were available which did not include German. This MoU was presenting German as third language."</p>