Jharkhand High Court
Dinesh Kumar Sarangi vs State Of Jharkhand on 14 August, 2018
Author: Aniruddha Bose
Bench: Chief Justice, D. N. Patel
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
W.P.(PIL) No. 2545 of 2018
Dinesh Kumar Sarangi, Son of Late Tarapada Sarangi, Resident of
Baharagora, P.O & P.S.-Baharagora, East Singhbhum-832101, Jharkhand
... ... ... ... Petitioner
Versus
1. State of Jharkhand
2. Department of School Education and Literacy through its Principal
Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O-
Dhurwa, P.S.-Dhurwa, District-Ranchi-834001, Jharkhand
3. Directorate of Department of School Education and Literacy,
Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O-Dhurwa, P.S.-Dhurwa,
District-Ranchi-834001, Jharkhand
4. Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Government of Jharkhand
having its office at Mecon Colony, Doranda, P.O & P.S.-Doranda, District-
Ranchi, Jharkhand... ... ... ... ... ... Respondents
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CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D. N. PATEL
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For the Petitioner : M/s. Khushboo Kataruka , Advocate For the Respondents : M/s. Jai Prakash, A.A.G.
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04/Dated: 14 August, 2018 th
1) The instant application has been framed as a Public Interest Litigation seeking modification of the categorization of the distance norms issued by the School Shiksha Avam Surakshha Yojna, Government of Jharkhand.
2) According to the petitioner, if the distance norms is given effect to, primary school students will have to walk beyond 1 k.m., which is beyond the stipulated norms.
3) In our view, the matter in substance falls within the executive domain and we request the State Government to look into the grievances urged by the writ petitioner in this proceeding and take a decision in that regard having regard to the subsisting norms.
4) With these observations, we dispose of the writ application.
(Aniruddha Bose, C.J.)
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