India, May 9 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala, saying it cannot compel any state to adopt it. A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said the court can only consider the violation of fundamental rights due to a policy's implementation.

Advocate GS Mani filed the petition, claiming Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala were constitutionally bound to implement the NEP. He said the policy was being opposed on the grounds of the three-language formula and that it requires students to learn Hindi.

Mani told the court he is from Chennai but settled in Delhi when asked: "Who are you and how are you concerned with ...