IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 10232 of 2010 Date of Decision: 09.02.2011 School Bachao Action Committee ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. HPS Ishar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Madhu Dayal, Addl. A.G. Punjab for respondents No. 1, 2 and 4. Mr. Mandeep Singh Cheema, Advocate, for respondents No. 5 and 6. **** RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.J.(Oral) This Public Interest Litigation has been filed seeking directions from the Court for provision of basic amenities in the Government High School, Samaon, District Mansa. Specifically, issues with regard to Toilets for the girl students and drinking water facilities to the students of the school have been raised by the petitioner. The petitioner also prays for an enquiry into the expenditure incurred by the respondents No. 5 and 6 while working as Chairman/Chairperson of the Pendu Sikhya Wikas Committee (P.S.W.C.). Written statement has been filed on behalf of the respondents No. 1, 2 and 4 by the District Education Officer (Secondary Education), Mansa. In the said written statement, it has CWP No. 10232 of 2010 [2] been mentioned (para No. 2) that there are 264 students in the school which has its own building with electricity connection. It has been mentioned that there are six class rooms, four Toilets for students and one Computer lab. The availability of a submersible pump and handpump for drinking water has also been mentioned. In paragraph No. 9 of the written statement, it has been stated that the records of the P.S.W.C. of the school were checked by a representative of the Director General School Education, Punjab on 17.01.2009 and no discrepancies had been found. So far as the specific issue of Toilets for the girl students is concerned, according to the respondents, there was no demolition of the newly built up Toilets for girl students as alleged by the petitioner. What happened is that a wall for construction meant to such house toilets had been demolished. In any event, according to the respondents, as on date, two separate Toilets for the girl students have been constructed which are in use. In the light of the stand taken by the respondents in the written statement filed, we are of the view that this PIL will not call any further orders from the Court. Accordingly, we dispose of the PIL in terms of the stand taken by the respondents in the written statement filed by the District Education Officer (Secondary Education), Mansa. (RANJAN GOGOI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE 09.02.2011 'ravinder'