Vernacular schools: Appeals court upholds constitutionality, dismisses appeals by NGOs

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ruled that vernacular schools are constitutional, dismissing the appeal of four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which sought to declare that the use of  Chinese and Tamil languages as the medium of instruction in vernacular schools goes against the Federal Constitution.

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