Supreme Court of India on Friday castigated the Uttar Pradesh government and its Education Department for non-compliance with the orders passed concerning the counselling and admission for the Muslim kid in the Muzaffarnagar school slapping case.
The bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal was hearing a petition filed by social activist Tushar Gandhi seeking proper investigation in the case against the teacher, who instigated the students in the class to slap a Muslim boy- by taking turns.
The top court expressed strong dissatisfaction with the lack of proper counselling provided to the child and other students, Live Law reported.
To rectify this failure, the apex court appointed the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to help with the counselling. Supreme Court also directed the Principal Secretary of the Education Department to appear virtually for the next hearing scheduled on 11 December, 2023.
“We find that the State of UP and in particular the Education Dept has not complied with various orders passed by the court from time to time starting from 25th September. No proper counseling has been conducted for victim child and other children involved. To say the least, the approach of the state, as can be seen affidavit, is shocking,” said the court.
“We, therefore, appoint TISS to suggest the mode and manner of extending counselling to the students. TISS will also suggest the names of expert child counselors who can extend counselling under the supervision of TISS,” read the order.
He went on to say: “We direct Principal Secretary of Education Dept to be present virtually. To avoid any strong action by the court, we hope and trust that the Secretary will personally look into the matter and ensure that the order passed by this are complied in letter and spirit and affidavits are placed at least 3 days in advance before next date.”
On 24 August this year, Trapti Tyagi, the teacher, was caught in a video asking multiple Hindu students to slap a seven-year-old Muslim student. She was heard saying, “I have declared this, for every Mohammedan child.” The video of the incident went viral on social media.
On August 24, Trapti Tyagi was caught in a video asking multiple Hindu students to slap a seven-year-old Muslim student. She was heard saying, “I have declared this, for every Mohammedan child.” The video of the incident went viral on social media.
