HC furious over non-closure of unrecognised schools

he two-judge bench of the A P High Court overseeing the closure of schools without permission in Vishakapatnam district yet again on Wednesday pointed out to abdication of statutory functions by the state government. The inaction to effect the closure of schools running without permission was seen by the court as not only a failure to implement the law but defiance of judicial orders. Reacting to an affidavit filed by the district educational officer, the bench said that it was evasive. The bench comprising justice G Raghuram and justice Ramesh Ranganthan wondered whether the writ of the government was non-functional in the district. They cautioned that they would not hesitate to record a finding that there was breakdown of the constitutional machinery in the district. Justice Raghuram observed whether the officials were subverters of the law instead of being its executors. The bench once again directed the immediate closure of all schools operating without permission and directed the case to be listed on Friday. The principal secretary, Education was also summoned to be present in the court. HC seeks govt response on remission to prisoners: The two-judge bench of A P High Court comprising justice Gulam Mohammed and justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao will hear on Friday the response of the government to a writ petition questioning the present policy on granting remission to prisoners serving different sentences in state prisons. Bucheswara Sheshagiri Rao moved the High Court questioning the government policy enunciated in GO 338. By the order made on July 24, convicts undergoing sentence under the Arms Act and Explosive Substance Act were also included as beneficiaries to the policy of remission. The earlier policy excluded convicts under the said laws from any remission. The court specifically inquired as to how the policy was valid in the light of Section 433 (a) of the Criminal Procedure Code and Article 161 of the Constitution on India.

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