In boost to Lakshadweep admin, Kerala HC rejects PIL against reforms
A slew of reforms that have been proposed and, in some cases introduced, in Lakshadweep since January this year, had created a furore in the islands as well as in mainland Kerala.
Regarding the menu of the mid-day meal, the administration said instead of meat, other nutritious items, including fruits, have been added to the menu. A DIVISION bench of Kerala High Court on Friday rejected a PIL challenging the decision of the Lakshadweep administration to close down dairy farms and drop meat from the menu of mid-day meals for school students, giving a boost to reforms being pushed by the Administrator of the Union Territory, Praful K Patel.
A slew of reforms that have been proposed and, in some cases introduced, in Lakshadweep since January this year, had created a furore in the islands as well as in mainland Kerala.
In June this year, acting on the PIL moved by a resident of the islands, Ajmal Ahamed, the High Court had temporarily stayed two orders of the administration: one pertaining to the closure of dairy farms; the other on the change in the menu of mid-day meals in schools. The court lifted the interim stay after the administration filed a counter-affidavit, asking that the PIL be rejected.
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