Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Curbs On Entry To Government Schools Amid CJP Campaign
The Indian Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition challenging restrictions on journalists and social media users entering government schools in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The petition was filed in response to a campaign exposing infrastructure deficiencies in state-run schools.
Why it matters
The ruling highlights the ongoing tension between government efforts to regulate school premises and the public's right to transparency and investigative reporting.
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a public interest litigation challenging the restrictions imposed by education authorities in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on the entry of outsiders, journalists, YouTubers, social-media users and civil-society representatives into government schools, as well as curbs on photography, videography, interviews, audio recording and livestreaming.The petition filed by Priya Mishra was heard by a bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe, which refused to entertain it. "We are not inclined to entertain the writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India." The petition assumed significance in the wake of the “School Thik Karo” campaign being undertaken by the Cockroach Janat Party to expose the deficiencies in government school infrastructure.
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