Written by Rahul V PisharodyHyderabad | October 6, 2025 07:27 PM IST 2 min readThe PIL challenges the state government’s continuous granting of exemptions from the 2018 Act, which mandates Telugu language as a second language of medium of instruction in all schools, including private educational institutions. (File)The Telangana High Court Monday refused to interfere with or issue any interim orders in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the implementation of the Telangana (Compulsory Teaching and Learning of Telugu in Schools) Act, 2018.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin set the next hearing for six weeks later after noting that the issue of exemptions from the compulsory Telugu language as a subject is being addressed in a separate pending case by a single-judge bench.The PIL challenges the state government’s continuous granting of exemptions from the 2018 Act, which mandates Telugu language as a second language of medium of instruction in all schools, including private educational institutions. The court noted that the government had previously granted consecutive exemptions for Classes 9 and 10 for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.Story continues below this adFurthermore, extensions were granted for students in Classes 9 and 10 during the 2024-25 academic year, and for Class 10 students in the academic year 2025-26. During the proceedings, the counsel for the state informed the court that the government “is contemplating to grant exemption to the students in Class 9 also for the current academic year.”In its order, the high court bench referenced a related matter impacting students, stating, “We also take note that the writ petition preferred by some students of a private management school being W.P.No.11773 of 2025 is pending before the learned Single Bench in which an interim order has already been passed.”Based on the existence of this related interim order, the bench concluded that immediate judicial intervention in the PIL was unnecessary, observing, “As such, there is no urgency in this matter.” The Telangana High Court subsequently ordered, “List the matter after six weeks.”The outcome of the state government’s contemplated exemption for Class 9 students is now keenly awaited, as it would provide relief to students currently facing the implementation deadline for the compulsory language requirement.Rahul V Pisharody is Assistant Editor with the Indian Express Online and has been reporting for IE on various news developments from Telangana since 2019. He is currently reporting on legal matters from the Telangana High Court. Rahul started his career as a journalist in 2011 with The New Indian Express and worked in different roles at the Hyderabad bureau for over 8 years. As Deputy Metro Editor, he was in charge of the Hyderabad bureau of the newspaper and coordinated with the team of city reporters, district correspondents, other centres and internet desk for over three years. A native of Palakkad in Kerala, Rahul has a Master's degree in Communication (Print and New Media) from the University of Hyderabad and a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Telangana High Court