Judgment

MOHAN, J.:- All these cases can be dealt with under a common judgment since the issue involved is the same. We will first take up the writ petition.

2. The Government of Karnataka, wedded to the cause of promotion of Kannada, appointed a Committee of six persons with Dr. V. K. Gokak as the Chairman and referred the following questions:

(1) Should Sanskrit remain as the subject for study in the school syllabus?

(2) If so, how to retain it without its being an alternative for Kannada?

(3) Would it be proper to have Kannada as a compulsory subject as per the Three Language Formula and should the option of selecting the remaining two languages be left to students themselves?

3. The Committee submitted its report dated 27th January, 1981 which is popularly known as Dr. Gokak Committee Report . The gist of the recommendations is as under:-

(1) Kannada should be introduced as a compulsory subject for all children from 3rd Standard;

(2) Kannada should be the sole first language for the Higher Secondary Schools (i.e., 8th, 9th and 10th Standards) carrying 150 marks, and this should be implemented for Kannada speaking people from 1981-82 itself and in respect of others 1986-87, after takin