S. B. SINHA, C. J.

( 1 ) PITIABLE conditions of the inmates of a government Hostel for blind found placed in a Telugu Daily newspaper "eenadu", which was published on 25-3-2001. raksha , a non-voluntary organization, sent a letter to the Chairman of the High Court Legal services Committee, enclosing the paper clipping of the said report, stating that due to lack of safety measures in the said blind hostel a student fell from the building and died and therefore requested for intervention in the matter in the interest of justice. The said letter was taken up as public interest litigation.

( 2 ) THE paper report inter alia states that due to the negligence of the authorities, one student of Government hostel for Blind at dilsukhnagar has fallen down from the hostel Building and died. The newspaper report further discloses that the authorities have paid deaf ear to the request of the students to put grills in the open area from where the student had fallen and that despite the incident, the authorities have not taken any preventive measures. It was further stated that the Hostel has 32 rooms meant for 75 students, but there are about 125 students and a subsistence allowance of Rs. 20.

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