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PANJIM: The Bombay High Court at
A Division Bench comprising Justices A P Lavande and U V Bakre announced that judgment has been reserved after hearing on the petition was completed on Friday.
The DSG which is an intervener in the petition, earlier told the Court that primary schools supported by it changed their Medium of instruction (MoI) after government had issued a circular and their schools did not switch over to English medium at the beginning of the academic year as informed by the Education department in its affidavit.
Adv Ryan Menezes appearing on behalf of the DSG told the Court that DSG is willing to tender an unconditional apology if schools attached to it have breached Court order. There has been no deliberate attempt on the part of Diocesan schools to defy the court order and if there is contempt of court on their part, DSG is willing to tender an apology, Adv Menezes told the Court.
The June 10, 2011 circular issued by the government stated that along with Marathi/Konkani primary schools, English medium primary schools will also be given grants by the government and hence they changed the medium of instruction.
Adv Menezes said prior to 1990s, schools attached to DSG had English as MoI however, they changed the medium to Marathi/Konkani when government announced that private schools imparting education in vernacular language, will also be given grants.
