Delhi High Court Questions Need for Mandatory Yoga in Schools

The Delhi High Court addressed a PIL advocating for mandatory 'Health and Yoga Science' in schools, emphasizing the distinction between judicial and policy matters. Concerns were raised about its policy domain, urging petitioners to approach executives instead. The court has requested responses from the Delhi Government and NCERT.

The Delhi High Court, during a session on a PIL advocating for the inclusion of 'Health and Yoga Science' in school curricula, underscored the necessity of distinguishing policy matters from judicial issues on Monday.

The court expressed its reservations, pointing out that such a curriculum change falls under policy-making rather than judicial intervention, and urged petitioners to approach the executive branch for such decisions.

Meanwhile, the bench, led by Chief Justice Devender Kumar Upadhyay with Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, has scheduled the next hearing for April 9. It has also mandated that the Delhi Government respond within four weeks and issued a fresh notice to NCERT to seek their input.

(With inputs from agencies.)