' HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT ILASF’UR DIVISION EENCH CGRAM: HGNSELE SHRI WJEEV GUPTA. C.J. 8s HGN’BLE SHRI $UNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. grit Pgitio¢@;3§2/2ouz Kamlesh Sharma, S/o $hri RR Sharma, Aged abaut 42 years, cub — Editor, Hari Bhoomi, News Paper, Biiaspw, Rm Near Jalaram Mandir, Tikrapara, District - Biiaspur Petitianer, Versus Respondems ‘ 1. Officer on Special Duty Biiaspur Raiiway Zone Behind DRM Office, Biiaspur 2. Coliector & Eistrict Magistrate Biiaspur 3. Superintendent of Police GRP Raipur State of Chhattisgarh , Through Principal Secretary, Women and Children Welfare Department DDK Bhawan, Shastri Chewk, Raipur Letter F’etition \i Fresent : Shri F’rashant JayaswaL Senior Counsel with Shrl All V 7 Asgar, counsel for the eetitioner. Shri Saurabh Dangi, Advocate on behalf of Shri Amit Chaudhary, standing counsel for respondent No.1. Shri NK Agrawai,~ Deputy Advocate General for the ' State 1’ respondents No.2 to 4. Order (em July, zoos} The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Learned counsel for the parties are heard. B 2) Petitioner — Kamlesh Sharma has med this writ petition styled as ‘Fubiic interesi Litigation’ for the foilowing reiiefs : “7.1 The petitioner above named most respectfuiiy prays'to this Hon'bie Court at issae notice to the respondents caliinu unon them to immeuieieiy A ¥ h produce before this Hon’bie Court the report on the situation. 7.2 The peiiiioner above named most respectfuiiy prays to this Hon’bie Court to issue appropriate directioris to the respondents to provide for education and rehabiiitation of these ohitdren 7.3 The petitioner above named most respectfutty prays to the Hon’bte Court to o‘treot the respondents to provide periodicai health checkup and nutrttton food at the cost of the State. 7.4 The petitioner above named most respectfutty prays. to the Hon’bte Court to issue appropriate directions to the respondents to provide oomputsory education to these chitdren. ?.5 Anv other reiief. which mav suitabie tn the facts and'otroumstances of the case.” 3) Petitioner - Kamiesh $harma, Sub-editor of a daiiv news paper -— Hari Bhoomi has highlighted the pathetic conditions of destitute and negiected children roaming at Bilaspur Railway Station in search of food. The petitioner has prayed that the respondents be directed to take necessary steps for the rehabiiitation of these children. 4) Respondents 2 to 4 in their counter affidavit have categoricaiiy stated that the authorities conducted checking at the Raiiway Station thrice and found as many as 19 children in all ' roaming at the Biiaspur Railway Station. Ail these children were sent for rehabilitation at Bai Sakha Kendra, Bilaspur. It has further been stated that the authorities are taking steps to provide education, food, shelter and other necessary amenities to such ohiidren at the Ba] Sakha Kendra, Bilaspur. 5) On due consideration of the steps aiready taken and proposed to be taken, as speit out by respondents No.2 to 4 in their return, we are satisfied that the grievances projected in the writ petition now stand redressed. 6) The writ petition, thus, stands disposed of. i i sdl- i i Sd/— Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge Chief Justice padma