The Court issued the directions on a public interest litigation (PIL), moved through advocate Jomy K Jose, seeking to implement a Government Order (GO) issued in 2016 which directed all schools in Kerala including government/ aided and unaided (Higher Secondary, Vocational Higher Secondary) schools to setup complaint boxes.
The GO was issued on the basis of a request from the Child Welfare Commission to enable students to anonymously raise grievances especially relating to any physical abuse or sexual harssment they might be experiencing.
The Go explained in detail how to deal with a complaint from a student.
However, the petitioner alleged that due to the lackadaisical approach on the part of the respondents, most schools in Kerala failed to setup complaint boxes.
Moreover, it was argued that the inertness of the respondents in taking action against schools which failed to implement the directions contained in the GO, is absolutely illegal.
Source: Barandbench
