PATNA: The Patna high court on Tuesday directed central as well as state government to file a status report on the situation after special trains being allowed to bring students stuck in Kota back to Bihar.
The division bench of Justices Hemant Kumar Srivastava and Rajendra Kumar Mishra, while hearing a batch of four writ petitions through videoconferencing, fixed the matter for May 11.
Appearing for state government, additional advocate general Anjani Kumar submitted that the matter had become infructuous as whatever relief was sought in all writ petitions had been redressed. Kumar also submitted that special trains are being run from Kota to bring back the students and the state government has also decided to issue passes to bring back students by private vehicles.
Additional solicitor general SD Sanjay, appearing for the central government, also apprised the court about orders issued on April 29 allowing movement of students in Kota, migrant workers and others stranded outside state. Sanjay also submitted that special trains from Kota and other places had also been allowed for children as well as migrant workers. He also said 24 special trains are scheduled to reach Bihar by May 6.
However, the court sought a status report from the Centre as well as state after the petitioners’ counsel submitted that more students might be left behind after May 6.
Pawan Kumar, Prakash Tiwary and Nelam Deo from Patna, Muzaffarpur and East Champaran respectively have moved the court seeking relief that either they be allowed or ask government to bring their children back from Kota. Besides, advocate Ajay Thakur had filed a PIL for bring back students stranded in Kota and other places.
The division bench of Justices Hemant Kumar Srivastava and Rajendra Kumar Mishra, while hearing a batch of four writ petitions through videoconferencing, fixed the matter for May 11.
Appearing for state government, additional advocate general Anjani Kumar submitted that the matter had become infructuous as whatever relief was sought in all writ petitions had been redressed. Kumar also submitted that special trains are being run from Kota to bring back the students and the state government has also decided to issue passes to bring back students by private vehicles.
Additional solicitor general SD Sanjay, appearing for the central government, also apprised the court about orders issued on April 29 allowing movement of students in Kota, migrant workers and others stranded outside state. Sanjay also submitted that special trains from Kota and other places had also been allowed for children as well as migrant workers. He also said 24 special trains are scheduled to reach Bihar by May 6.
However, the court sought a status report from the Centre as well as state after the petitioners’ counsel submitted that more students might be left behind after May 6.
Pawan Kumar, Prakash Tiwary and Nelam Deo from Patna, Muzaffarpur and East Champaran respectively have moved the court seeking relief that either they be allowed or ask government to bring their children back from Kota. Besides, advocate Ajay Thakur had filed a PIL for bring back students stranded in Kota and other places.
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