Order of the High Court of Karnataka regarding 'out of school children' in the state, 06/07/2022
Order of the High Court of Karnataka in the matter of Registrar (Judicial Vs The Chief Secretary) dated 06/07/2022.
Amicus Curiae informed the court that approximately 4,54,238 children aged upto 3 years have not been enrolled to Anganawadi. Further, children between 4-6 years numbering 4,36,206 have not been enrolled to Anganawadi.
The bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. M. Khazi directed that the high powered committee constituted by the court would meet, July 16, 2022 and would "consider the issue pertaining to out of school children in the entire State of Karnataka and shall suggest the measures to this Court to bring the children back to school."
Court order obtained from the High Court of Karnataka site (shorturl.at/nqry7):
ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND J.M.KHAZI 06/07/2022
Mr.K.N.Phanindra, learned Amicus Curaie for the petitioner. Mr.Showri H.R., learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent Nos.1 to 3. Smt.Jayna Kothari, learned Senior counsel for the respondent No.4. Smt.J.Mary Susheela, party-in-person. Mr.Madhusudhan R.Naik, learned Senior counsel for the intervening applicants on I.A.No.1/2021 Learned Amicus Curaie has invited the attention of this Court to memo dated 01.06.2022 and submits that approximately 4,54,238 children aged upto 3 years have not been enrolled to Anganawadi. It is also pointed out that children between 4-6 years numbering 4,36,206 have not been enrolled to Anganawadi. The High Power Committee constituted by this Court shall meet on 16.07.2022 and shall consider the issue pertaining to out of school children in the entire State of Karnataka and shall suggest the measures to this Court to bring the children back to school. Learned Senior counsel for the intervening applicants on I.A.No.1/2021 points out that despite directions issued by this Court, the State has not chosen to file response to I.A.No.1/2021. Learned Additional Government Advocate prays for and is granted two weeks' time to enable him to respond to the memo filed by the party-in-person and also to I.A.No.1/2021, by way of indulgence. In case, no response is filed to I.A.No.1/2021 by the next date of hearing, appropriate order shall be passed. List on 19.07.2022.
