Madras High Court orders uniform school syllabus

Chennai: In a major setback for Tamil Nadu's AIADMK government, the
Madras High Court on Friday stayed an amendment to the Tamil Nadu
Uniform System of School Education Act that deferred the
implementation of a uniform syllabus for school students.

Disposing a batch of petitions, the court said the government can
conduct detailed study of a common syllabus and textbooks.

The state government on June 7 amended the Tamil Nadu Uniform System
of School Education Act, deferring the implementation of uniform
school syllabus.

The court ordered the government to implement the uniform system of
school education this academic year and suggested the government could
delete or modify the syllabus contents.

Citing the Rs.200 crore spent on printing text books the court said
the government can revise the syllabus. IANS