Patna HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of News Report On Plight Of Children Due To Suspension Of Mid-Day Meals [Read Order]

The Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the plight of children in the District Bhagalpur, Bihar due to non-availability of mid-day meals following shutting of schools and Anganwadi centres amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar has taken cognizance of the matter based on a news report run by the Indian Express which...