Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court Wednesday directed JDA to submit details of encroachments along Dravyavati river and asked the authorities to state by Aug 31 which courts were hearing land-related cases in the area and the current status of those proceedings.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice SP Sharma and Justice Chandrashekhar Sharma issued the directions while hearing a public interest litigation filed by PN Maindola in 2007 and connected petitions concerning restoration of the river.Shobhit Tiwari, amicus curiae in the case, said the bench has also asked the state govt, JDA and JMC to report what measures they have taken on the issues flagged in a 13-point report on the river submitted on July 23.During the hearing, the bench verbally observed that the river did not have clean water. Tiwari raised the issue of sewage flowing into the river and polluting it, telling the court that JMC is responsible for ensuring sewage is not discharged directly into the river. The court directed JDA and JMC officials to remain present at the next hearing.Rajasthan HC seeks sanitation compliance report from stateJaipur: Rajasthan High Court Tuesday directed the state govt to submit a comprehensive compliance report on sanitation facilities in educational institutions, expressing concern over the poor and unhygienic condition of toilets and urinals in schools and colleges across Rajasthan.A division bench of Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal and Justice Ashok Kumar Jain, hearing a suo motu petition and connected matters, said it was dissatisfied with the implementation of directions issued in 2015 in Radha Shekhawat vs State of Rajasthan. Next date of hearing is Sept 11.The issue came up after amicus curiae placed before court newspaper reports on condition of toilets at Anandilal Poddar Deaf and Dumb Higher Secondary School in Jaipur. The Advocate General did not dispute the facts.The 2015 directions require schools to provide one toilet for every 40 girls, one urinal for every 20 girls, one toilet for every 80 boys and one urinal for every 20 boys. They also mandate separate toilets for staff, adequate drinking water, proper drainage and regular maintenance. The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights was directed to monitor compliance regularly. Similar facilities were also mandated in colleges.The bench observed that “not much desirable” work was done to improve conditions.Before any “harsh step”, court gave govt four weeks to file an affidavit. It sought data from the Additional Chief Secretary, School Education, and officials of the higher, medical and technical education departments detailing compliance with the earlier directions.
