Manjunath Devappa Harijan, from Government Kuvempu Centenary Model Primary School in Kinnal village of Koppal district, made several unsuccessful representations of the school in search of a second set of uniforms considering that the remaining yr.
The boy told TOI: “With incredible issue, my dad and mom controlled to get me a spare set; however, they cannot afford this yr or year any further. My teachers assured me a second pair if the authorities allotted the uniform. That’s when I asked my dad and mom approximately, exploring alternatives of lodging a grievance with the police over the authorities and the school going back on its promise. Later, I learned approximately public interest litigation.”
The boy’s father, Devappa Harijan, is an infant rights activist. “Though we discussed many alternatives, we failed to need to pursue them in right earnest. But my son is determined to take the PIL course and steadfast in his conviction that the judiciary will provide an answer. We agreed to his concept because it might help at least 39 lakh college students of government colleges,” he said.
Education department resources stated the second set of uniforms was disbursed in June-July within weeks of reopening after the summer wreck. The college uniforms have been allotted under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’s finances. At some point in the current go-to Kalaburagi as leader minister, HD Kumaraswamy had said he would ask schooling department officers to launch the second set of uniforms at once. Koppal deputy director of public training, Anitha Yeragolkar, pleaded ignorance approximately the PIL filed via the student. KG Jagadeesha, the commissioner of general preparation, Bengaluru, was now unavailable for remark.
