A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and B P Colabawala was informed that the 12-page report has been accepted by the government and a decision will be soon taken on implementation of its recommendations.
After perusing the report, the court said "soon children will have to carry trolley bags as the backpacks they carry at present is not enough."
The court has asked the government to file its reply by July 23 and also wanted to know by when it is likely to implement the suggestions made by the committee in its report.
The court suggested the government consider directing schools to set up lockers where children can keep their textbooks instead of carrying it daily.
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Justice Kanade, however, immediately observed that then children would not be able to study at home.
The committee has recommended that one book should be used for three months for each subject and the textbook weight can be reduced by using less weight paper and no hardcover.
Further, it also suggested use of e-classroom, audio- visual technology and other technological means for teaching.
The bench, after going through the report, said "we find the suggestions are quiet reasonable but for this year we assume that it would not be possible to implement them."