The Gujarat High Court severely criticised the government and Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for their reckless shutdown of pre-schools regarding fire safety checks.
Following the earlier order to check fire safety facilities in various schools, the government administration had sealed pre-schools and other schools to check fire safety facilities. The Gujarat High Court has expressed strong displeasure over this action.
The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi reprimanded the government and authorities, “You were given the order to check fire safety in schools, not to close them. If preschools are closed like this, what will happen to the parents and students? Think about it.”
The high court has also directed the government to create specific guidelines for preschools.
“There should be no activity of closing or sealing schools under the guise of fire safety. The administration should not misuse its power,” said the HC.
The government and authorities have been told to create awareness and implement fire safety measures in schools. The HC has emphasised that sealing or closing schools is not the solution.