Mid-Day Meal Archives

Chhattisgarh HC directs State to pay Rs 25,000 to each student who ate dog licked mid-day meal at Govt. School

The Court stated that though three doses of anti-rabies vaccine had been administered to the school children, there was negligence on the part of the State.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Serious dereliction of duty’; Chhattisgarh HC rebukes authorities, self-help group for govt. school children being fed dog-licked food

“Providing food to the school students is not an empty formality, and the same has to be done with dignity. A person, especially an innocent child, cannot be served any food that has been licked/soiled by a dog.”

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Know Thy Judge| Justice Alok Aradhe: 6th Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

Justice Alok Aradhe was sworn in as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court on 23-07-2023 by the Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. He succeeded Justice Ujjal Bhuyan who has been elevated as a Judge in the Supreme Court of India. Justice Aradhe has formerly served as Judge in Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh High Courts.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Children are future of the country’: Delhi High Court stresses accountability in PM-POSHAN Scheme after allegations of rotten food items

“The seriousness of the allegations in the case at hand and its impact on children, who are the future of the country, cannot be overlooked. It is the duty of the petitioner to ensure that nutritious meal is provided to the children for their development.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether Head cooks and cooks employed under Mid-Day Meal Scheme covered under Minimum Wages Act, 1948? Karnataka High Court analyses

Karnataka High Court: In a case filed by a social activist seeking direction to State to provide minimum wages to the women

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Treatment of Mucormycosis including administration of Amphotericin injection is free of cost and the entire cost will be borne by the State Government in public hospitals

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Aravind Kumar J. gave a slew of directions regarding

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Dairy farm shutdown and exclusion of chicken/meat from Mid-day Meal; HC stays two controversial orders of Lakshadweep Administration

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of S. Manikumar, CJ., and Shaji P. Chaly, J., stayed the orders of Lakshadweep Administration to

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Plight of poor children due to non-supply of mid-day meal in Bhagalpur in the wake of extended closure of schools; Children prone to drug addiction & trafficking: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that due to extension of lockdown and closure

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt. over reported serving of salt and rotis instead of wholesome nutritious food in Mid Day Meal

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a video of children being served