Whether state governments should be legally bound to declare school holidays during heavy rain and flood-like situations to protect children's safety.
Aaj ka motion hai: 'State Governments Must Declare School Holidays During Flood-Like Situations' — yeh sawaal hai ki kya rajya sarkar par yeh zimmedari honi chahiye ki woh flood jaisi aapda mein school band karne ka aadesh de, taaki bachon ki suraksha sunishchit ho sake. Yeh ek bahut important public safety aur governance ka mudda hai, aur main chahti hoon ki dono paksh apne tark seedhe aur tathya ke aadhaar par rakhen. Counsel Aarav, aap apna paksh rakhiye — aage badhiye.
My lord, main yeh poori zimmedari ke saath kehna chahta hoon ki jab bhi flood-jaisi aapadayen aati hain, tab bachchon ki suraksha aur jaan ki raksha sabse pehle aati hai — aur State Government ka yeh samvidhanik aur naitik dayitva hai ki woh turant school holidays declare kare. Flood conditions mein bachchon ko school bhejne par unki jaan jokhim mein padti hai — raaste doob jaate hain, puliyan beh jaati hain, aur koi bhi durghatna irreversible hoti hai. Isliye yeh motion nahi, balki ek zaroori policy mandate hai jo State Governments ko clearly aur bindingly follow karna chahiye.
My Lord, main is motion ka poora vipaksh karti hoon — kyunki 'flood-like situations' jaisi vague, undefined category par mandatory holiday ka blanket mandate dena asliyat mein bachon ke shiksha ke adhikar ko hi kamzor kar deta hai. RTE Act, 2009 ki Schedule ke antargat Class 1-5 ke liye minimum 200 aur Class 6-8 ke liye 220 working days already ek floor hai — aur har emergency holiday is mandatory floor ko todnay ka jokhim paida karti hai bina kisi statutory safeguard ke. Is motion mein jo 'flood-like situation' ka phrase hai, uski koi legal definition nahi di gayi — yeh ambiguity khud ek constitutional problem hai, kyunki arbitrary executive discretion se bachon ka fundamental education access prabhavit hota hai.
Ref: Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 · Section 6
My lord, vipaksh kehta hai ki holidays se instructional days kam ho jaate hain — lekin main unhe seedha RTE Act, 2009 ki Section 27(2) se rok deta hoon: is provision mein 'disaster relief duties' ko explicitly teacher deployment ka ek permissible exception maana gaya hai, jo yeh saaf darshaata hai ki Parliament khud maanta hai ki aapda ki sthiti mein school ka regular operation suspend ho sakta hai aur teachers ko relief karya mein lagaya ja sakta hai. Toh agar teachers hi relief duty par hain, to 'school chal raha hai' kehna ek fiction hai, my lord — aur iss fiction ke naam par bachon ki jaan khatra mein dalna constitutional nahi. Is liye flood jaisi aapda mein State Government ka holiday declare karna sirf uchit hi nahi, balki constitutionally grounded bhi hai.
Ref: Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 · Section 27-2
My lord, paksh ne RTE Act ki minimum working days ki baat ki — lekin woh khud Section 27(2) ko nazar-andaaz kar rahi hai, jo specifically 'disaster relief duties' ko teacher deployment ke liye ek valid exception maanti hai. Iska seedha matlab yeh hai ki RTE ka khud ka framework flood jaise aapatkaleen haalaat mein school operation ke temporary suspension ko accommodate karta hai — toh mandatory holiday ki koi statutory rokawat nahi hai. Isliye, my lord, yeh daliil ki holiday se bacchon ka haq chhin jaata hai — woh RTE ki apni hi bhavna ke khilaf hai, aur State Government ka flood mein holiday declare karna is Act ke under constitutionally valid aur zaruri bhi hai.
Ref: Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 · Section 27-2
Petition side ne kaha ki bacchon ki jaan ka sawaal hai — State ko flood jaisi aapda mein school band karne ka aadesh dena chahiye, yeh ek zimmedari hai. Respondent side ne kaha ki har situation alag hoti hai, aur blanket mandate ki bajay local administration ko discretion milni chahiye — ek rigid rule ulta nuksan kar sakta hai. Main koi verdict nahi de rahi, lekin meri balanced legal suggestion yeh hai ki States ko ek clear, transparent policy banaani chahiye — jisme local District Collector ya nodal authority ko defined parameters ke basis par swiftly school holiday declare karne ka adhikar ho, taaki na to discretion ka misuse ho aur na hi bacchon ki safety se koi samjhauta ho. Ab main citizens se appeal karti hoon — aap is debate ko rate karein aur apni raay zaroor share karein!