Kallakurichi: Madras HC Nod For Commencing Classes In TN School

The judge said that the classes might be permitted on a trial basis for a month. The same might be continued and extended to other classes on seeing the response.

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday granted permission to the authorities concerned to reopen the ill-fated school, where a 17-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide on July 13 and witnessed violence in Kallakurichi district, to commence regular classes for classes 11 to 12.

Justice R Suresh Kumar showed the green signal while passing further interim orders on the petition from Latha Educational Trust, which was running the school in question.

When the matter came up today, Additional Advocate-General S Silambannan told the judge that the school management carried out the repair and renovation work as suggested by the District Collector.

Petitioner's counsel submitted that the management has taken all steps to reopen the school and commence the classes. Most of the students were reluctant to attend online classes, he added.

The judge said that the classes might be permitted on a trial basis for a month. The same might be continued and extended to other classes on seeing the response. The school management might approach the local police for protection, he added and adjourned the case till November 21.

The 17-year-old girl, studying in a private residential school in Chinnasalem’s Kaniyamoor area, about 15 km from Kallakurichi, was found dead on July 13 on the hostel premises. Kallakurichi is about 260 km from in Chennai.

The girl, an inmate of a room on the third floor of the hostel was suspected to have ended her life by jumping to the ground from the top floor. However, the family of the girl suspected foul play in the death. They also accused the school management. Following this, a riot ensued in the place. Currently, CB-CID wing of the state police is now probing the case.