D.N. Patel, J.

1. This public interest litigation has been preferred with following prayers:

“For directing respondents not to appoint the teachers of Santhali, Kudukh or any other language than, that of HO language in the Primary Schools of Singhbhum West District where the school going children of 6 to 14 age, belong to Ho community, who speak, understand and communicate only in the Ho language (which is derived from Astro-Asiatic Munda language family, having rich ancient speech and own script named 'Warang Chiti') for enabling children of such linguistic minorities to get education through their own language/mother tongue as medium of instruction; failing which not only the children of Ho community would be deprived from their rights to get education under provisions of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, but also will jeopardize the educational and socioeconomic and cultural rights of 'Ho community' (which is said to be the forth largest Scheduled Tribe community of India) as guaranteed under Article 29(1), 30, 350A and 350B and under Article 46 of the Constitution of India.

(ii) For directing respondents to strictly follow State's policy decis