Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 17: A Division Bench (DB) of J&K High Court, Srinagar Wing, comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul disposed of Public Interest Litigation seeking direction to the respondents to issue the appropriate guidelines for admission of children belonging to CWSN category under Section 12(1)(c) of RTE Act, 2009 to ensure the protection of fundamental right guaranteed to them under Article 19 (1)(a), 21 and 21A of Constitution of India.
Division Bench while disposing of the petition observed that Senior Additional Advocate General, submits that all efforts and endeavour shall be made by the Government of the Union Territory of the Jammu and Kashmir to implement all such Central laws as have been made applicable to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with the coming into force of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, including the laws relating to the subject of the instant PIL.
DB observed that given the above position obtaining in the matter, we feel that there is no requirement of issuing any specific directions qua the relief claimed by the petitioners in this petition. At the same time, we, while closing this PIL, hope and trust that the authorities concerned in the Government of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, who are tasked with the duty of ensuring implementation of Central laws relating to the subject matter of the instant PIL, make all efforts to ensure implementation of such laws in letter and spirit. We also make it clear that in case the petitioners still feel dissatisfied with any action or inaction on the part of the authorities of the Government of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir despite application of the relevant Central laws to the Union Territory of the Jammu and Kashmir, they shall be at liberty to approach the appropriate forum as may be available to them in accordance with law.
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