HC: Why not form panel of judges for monthly visits

ALLAHABAD The Allahabad high court on Monday directed the state government to apprise the court as to why not a committee of three district court judges be set up in every district to visit shelter homes every month and submit its reports before the court.

Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) petition on Deoria shelter home case, the division bench comprising chief justice DB Bhosale and justice Yashwant Varma asked the government to inform it why close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras be not installed in all the shelter homes in the state.

The court fixed September 5 as the next date of hearing.

On the last date of hearing, the bench while taking into consideration the condition of victims, had directed the state government to appoint a child psychologist for victims who could interact with them, assess their condition and submit a report so that the court could issue further directions and adopt measures for their well-being.

On August 8, the court had taken suo motu cognizance of reports published in newspapers in connection with the Deoria shelter home case and said it would monitor investigation into the alleged sex racket being run from the home.

On August 5, the police had raided Deoria shelter home after a minor girl escaped from the home and informed the police about the horrible happenings going on there. In the raid, police rescued 24 inmates.

Police arrested shelter home manager Girija Tripathi, her husband Mohan Tripathi and daughters Kanchan Lata Tripathi and Kanak Lata Tripathi.

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