Mumbai court orders non-bailable arrest warrants for Kapol School officials in connection to student segregation controversy
Mumbai: Court Slaps Non-Bailable Warrant on Kapol School Officials for Student Segregation
Hey there! Guess what's brewing in Mumbai's educational landscape? The Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Borivali has taken some stern measures against the Kapol Vidyanidhi International School (KVIS) management!
The school's office bearers—Principal Dr. Reshma Hegde, and Heads of Department Toral Shah and Susham Kumar—are now wanted due to their repeated absences from court hearings. The court is currently handling a case filed by disgruntled parents, who accuse the school officials of segregating students as a form of punishment for parents questioning the hefty fees during the COVID-19 lockdown period[1].
Initially, the accused were summoned, but to no avail, as neither the accused nor their legal representatives showed up at the hearings. The court, therefore, was left with no option but to issue a non-bailable warrant against them. The warrant signals that if these officials are caught, they will be remanded in custody until the case is concluded[1].
The case dates back to April 2022, when the school allegedly segregated students, forcing them to sit in a laboratory as a form of punishment. Some parents went so far as to approach the Bombay High Court, while others filed a police complaint, gathering the support of a local politician[1].
While the Kapolis seem unperturbed by the legal proceedings, the city awaits the outcome of this case, hoping it serves as a deterrent for schools indulging in such practices. It's high time schools remember their primary role is not to punish, but to nurture and educate children, regardless of their parents' decisions[1].
On a lighter note, Mumbai is also getting a new rail line extension, Metro Line 5, which will stretch all the way to Ambernath. The move aims to ease overcrowding on trains following the Mumbra tragedy[2]. And in political news, local BJP MP Nishikant Dubey laid the blame for the 'weak' response to the Khalistan threat squarely on the Congress since the 1970s[3]. Stay tuned for more updates on these and other exciting Mumbai happenings!
The General News in Mumbai reveals an ongoing case in the educational-and-self-development sector, as the Metropolitan Magistrate Court issued a non-bailable warrant against the Kapol Vidyanidhi International School officials for allegedly segregating students as a form of punishment. Meanwhile, in the Crime-and-Justice domain, the local BJP MP, Nishikant Dubey, accused the Congress party of a weak response to the Khalistan threat since the 1970s.
