Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL For Inclusion Of Taekwondo, Judo Karate As Regular Courses For Girls In Class 1 To 8

Recently, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking inclusion of Taekwondo, Judo Karate Course as regular course for girls in class 1 to 8.

Petitioner approached the High Court claiming that introduction of the aforesaid as regular courses would help the girls in becoming independent, self-confident and help them in facing all difficulties they may encounter in their life.

The Court observed that the petitioner had written a letter to the Chief Minister on 2^nd May, 2024 and filed the petition within 15 days. It was observed that the petition was filed without any research, with general averments.

The bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar observed,

“Only general averments have been made in the petition requiring the girls to have independence, self confidence etc., however, no further indications have been made as to the availability of the trained staff for the purpose of imparting training to the students aged 6 to 14 studying in Class- 1 to 8.”

Accordingly, the PIL was dismissed.

Case Title: Smt Shalini Agrawal v. State Of Upand 2 Others [PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1058 of 2024]

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