Vishnu Gavali, the petitioner, today submitted before the division bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah that the hearing may be expedited.
Gavali contended that since 2011, the tribal development department had not provided essential amenities to these schools.
Further, the girls' hostel at Ulhasnagar in Thane district should be shifted immediately as the inmates had lodged complaints against the authorities alleging harassment, he said.
In many places, students resorted to agitations, hunger strike, etc., the PIL says.