The Allahabad High Courttoday asked the Uttar Pradesh administration to reveal within a week on how it plans to improve the infrastructure of 17 government primary schools in Varanasi.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma passed the order after hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by NGO Jan Adhikar Manch on the poor condition of schools.
The court directed Secretary, Basic Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh to file an affidavit within a week revealing its plan along with a timeline to either improve infrastructure of schools or shift them to another building.
Thecounsel for Basic Shiksha Parishad placed a report on the condition of the schools before the court and steps that will be taken to improve their infrastructure. No time frame was stated.
The court said that reports show that17 government primary schools of Varanasi were in a 'very sorry state of affairs'.
As per the averment contained in the PIL, a team of the NGO visited as many as 17 schools of Varanasi on July 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2018.
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A complete factual report of the inspection was prepared and that was placed on record.
According to the report, the schools were absolutely in bad shape and not at all fit to continue with educational activities.
The report also indicated that the buildings where the schools were housed were not safe. The court directed to list the case after a week.
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