Society · 23 Sep 2026

Eighth Schedule Urdu Supreme Court ruling

Consider the following statements:

  1. Urdu is one of the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
  2. In its April 2025 ruling concerning the use of Urdu on a municipal council signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court held that a language's use is inherently linked to the religious identity of the community that predominantly speaks it.
  3. The Supreme Court's April 2025 ruling on the use of Urdu arose out of a case concerning a school in Telangana.
A1 only
B2 only
C1 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3
This question is based on: A School Principal Was Attacked Over Urdu. The Real Story Is 158 Years Old.
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About this question

Why in news

A mob attacked a school principal in Nizamabad, Telangana in June 2026 over the perception that Urdu was being taught there, reviving debate around the Supreme Court's 2025 ruling on Urdu's status.

Why for UPSC

Tests whether aspirants can separate the current news trigger from the underlying judicial precedent it references and correctly recall the Court's actual holding rather than a popular misreading of it.

Prelims summary

Urdu is a Scheduled language under the Eighth Schedule. The Supreme Court (April 2025) ruled that language use does not indicate religious identity - a principle now invoked in response to unrelated incidents such as the Telangana school attack.

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