$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13436/2022 & CM APPL.59580/2023 SOCIAL JURIST, A CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP ..... Petitioner Through: Mr.Ashok Agarwal, Advocate with Mr.Manoj Kumar and Mr.Kumar Utkarsh, Advocates.

versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent Through: Mr.Santosh Kr.Tripathi, Advocate with Mr.Rishabh Srivastava and Mr.Kartik Sharma,Advocates for GNCTD alongwith Mr.Ashok Kumar, (Secretary, Education), Mr.K.S.

Upadhyay (Regional Director, East), Ms.Sudha (DeputyDirector, NE-I), Mr.Brijesh Kumar Sharma (DDE, Zone 4), Mr.Basant Kumar (Section Officer) and Mr.Ashok Goswami (LA-Zone 4) for DOE % Date of Decision: 08^th April, 2024 CORAM:

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

JUDGMENT

MANMOHAN, ACJ : (ORAL)

1. In pursuance to the last order, the Secretary (Education), GNCTD and Mr.Ashok Agarwal, Advocate have personally visited the schools of North East District of Delhi.

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2. Mr.Ashok Agarwal, Advocate has today in Court handed over a report of his visit. The same is taken on record. The said report is reproduced as under:-

“VISIT REPORT OF ADVOCATE ASHOK AGARWAL FOR KIND CONSIDERATIONOFTHISHON’BLECOURT Pursuant to the Order dated 20.03.2024 of this Hon’ble Court, the undersigned visited several schools including GGSSS Khajoori Khas, GGSSS East Gokal Pur, SKV C-1 Yamuna Vihar, SKV Khajoori Khas, GGSSS Sonia Vihar, newly constructed SKV Sriram Colony Khajoori Khas, GGSSS Bhajanpura, GGSSS Dayalpur, GGSSS Sabhapur and SKV Khader Badarpur. Incidentally, 4 of the MCD primary schools (2 in Sri Ram Colony KhajooriKhas,1inDayalpur and1inShivpur)ofthe areawerealsovisitedand it was noticed that none of the 6 lakh students studying in MCD Primary school have been given books, notebooks and writing material, etc, though the session has started from01.04.2024andalmostalldeskswerefoundbroken.

1. GGSSSBhajanpura Completely a tinbuilding school runningfor last several years. 1,800 girl students and 1,800boy studentsare studyinginthis double shiftschool.Almostall desks were found broken.Tinschoolwasnotanall-weatherbuildingasenvisagedinRTE Act,2009.Not a conducive atmosphere at all for education of the young minds. Now summers have started, how children can study in tin classrooms in high temperature at 40-45 degree Celsius.

2. SKVC-1BlockYamunaVihar It is a double shift school. 5,000 – 6,000 girl students study in morning shift and nearly same number of boy students study in afternoon shift. At present there are 70- 80 students in each section. It is noted that 2 sections are merged in a single classroom.Thereisaseriousshortageofclassrooms.

It has an old building in the same campus which is under renovation since December, 2019. This building was so called completed by DTTDC. Shockingly, the incomplete building was handed over to the school vide letter 12.12.2023. It is submitted that still frontportionoftheworkhasnotrenovated,alsogrillworkwhichwasrequestedtothem to uplift and gate No. 1 and connected path along with leveling of ground is not yet complete. It is not at all inhabitable. The school’s old building is not having CCTV coverage.Theschoolbuildingdoesnothave fireandbuildingNOC.The fire jetpump which was installed by DTTDC is not in working condition. These are the requirements of the school for ensuring the safety and security of the students. Because of handing over of incomplete building, the students are deprived of 20 classrooms,4LabsandNSQFLabs,GeogLabs.

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:JASWANT Teachers were also complaining of non-availability of space for them in the staffroom. As many as 120 teachers were allotted single staffroom which was not conducive for work. If old building is completed and handed over to the school it will be helpful for the teachers also. Therefore, directions may be issued tothe respondent GNCTD to get all the pending work done expeditiously in timebound manner and then handover the