SC refuses to stay plea on installation of CCTV cameras in govt schools
1 min read.Updated: 12 Jul 2019, 06:55 PM ISTIANS
The decision to install them was taken at an emergency meeting on Sept 11, 2017 by Education Minister Manish Sisodia purportedly on the grounds of incidents of child abuse in some schools
The petitioner told the court that the CCTV cameras will adversely impact the privacy of students
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay a plea challenging the Delhi government's plan to put up CCTV cameras in schools in the national capital.
The order by a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi came on a public interest litigation filed by Amber Tickoo, a 20-year-old law student at the National Law University, Delhi.
The petitioner wanted to stay the Delhi government plan to install 1.46 lakh CCTVs in classrooms and labs of government schools.
The petitioner told the court that the CCTV cameras will adversely impact the privacy of students, especially girls, and female teachers.
The decision to install them was taken at an emergency meeting on 11 September, 2017 by Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia purportedly on the grounds of incidents of child abuse in some schools.
The government had made it mandatory for public-aided schools to follow the decision.
The advocates added that this would amount to keeping a constant surveillance on teachers and students.
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File photo of Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal during the inauguration of CCTV camera at a residential area in New Delhi (Photo: ANI)