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| Issues notice to Govt on safety of schools, colleges thrown open after floods | | HC treats article as PIL | | Srinagar, Oct 17: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today issued notice to government, asking it to file response by October 28 on safety of schools and colleges thrown open after last month's devastating floods in Kashmir Valley.
Initiating a Public Interest Litigation on an open appeal made by the parents of the children which has appeared along with a news article that highlights that the private as well as public schools have been thrown open for the children where the children themselves have been asked to undertake the cleanliness.
Such a venture would be extremely risky for the school going children on account of their low immunity, the court observed.
"We take the article as part of the paper book. To our mind the controversy raises two significant questions namely: (a) Whether the school or College buildings belonging to Government and private managements, which have been thrown open for the children from class LKG to 10+2 and higher classes, are structurally sound. In other words, is there any certification to the effect that there is no apprehension of their collapsing which may result in loss of life?," the court said, adding, "(b) Whether the school or College buildings have been cleaned and disinfected by the authorities to ensure that there is no health hazard particularly for the children and students who have low immunity."
The respondents shall before the next date of hearing supply list of all schools and colleges which have been thrown open and answer as to whether any certificates in respect of the aforesaid two questions have been issued to them, the court said.
"They do not need to wait for any further directions from this Court and shall proceed to undertake the exercise of examining the buildings for their safety in the light of the observations made and issue certificates about their structural soundness," the court said. They shall also undertake the exercise and certify that the schools/College buildings are hygienically conducive for the students to use, the court said further.
"The certificate in respect of both the questions may be issued and placed on the record of this Court before the adjourned date. We make it clear that these directions would apply to government as well as to private/schools/collges," the court said, requested G. A. Lone, Advocate of High Court to act as Amicus Curiae in the case to assist the Court in further proceedings. |
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