IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8670 of 2010 Vinay Ranjan s/o Tripurari Pd. Singh, r/o Mohalla – K.M.Singh Lane, East Boring Road, P.S. Buddha Colony, Patna ……….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Bihar Education Project Council, Patna 3. The Managing Director, Bihar State Text Book Publishing Corporation Ltd., Budh Marge, Patna ….. Respondents ----------- 3 19/5/2010 Heard Mr. S.K.Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned senior counsel appearing for the Bihar State Text Book Publishing Corporation Ltd., and Mr. Girijesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no.2 the Director, Bihar Education Project Council, Patna. In this public interest litigation, the grievance that has been raised is that the Corporation, which is obliged in law to supply the books free of cost to the students aged between 6 to 14 years under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, is not providing books in time as a result of which the marrow of education is affected. On the earlier occasion, we had asked Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned senior counsel, to obtain instructions from the Corporation. We have been apprised that the admission under 2 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan commences in April and goes upto September and an estimate is done every year with regard to the number of students who are going to be imparted education after taking admission in the Primary Schools. It is contended by Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned senior counsel, that this year the estimated number of students are 1 crore 54 lakhs and 86 lakhs students have already been supplied the packets containing the books. The admission process is on. Steps shall be taken to supply the required number of packets containing the books to the students in quite promptitude. Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned senior counsel, submitted that the Corporation shall see to it that all the students who take admission are given books in quite promptitude and the said supply shall be done on or before 15th July, 2010. On a suggestion being given that the students who take admission should be handed the packets of books at least within two weeks from the date of admission, Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned senior counsel, fairly stated that he will impress upon the Corporation to follow the said aspect so that imparting of education commences and the 3 students may get the benefits of the books as that will be really straight forward to usher in concept of learning education keeping in view the laudable object as enshrined under Article 21A of the Constitution of India. It is worth noting, the right to education to a limited extent has become a fundamental right and, therefore, it is obligatory on the part of the authorities to see that it is really concretized. In the days of yore, the parents used to be punished if they did not send the children to the educational institutions. That shows the significance of the education. Presently, when there is a constitutional mandate all concerned must make adequate endeavour to see that the books are handed over to the students, as has been suggested may be in a phase manner, so that the students can cultivate an interest to come to the schools. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of without any order as to costs. Neyaz/ ( Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)