The student suicide case was heard in the Supreme Court on Friday. During this period, the Supreme Court also described the cases of students suicide in Kota as serious and reprimanded the Rajasthan government.
A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan in the Supreme Court said, “So far this year, 14 students have committed suicide in Kota. What are you doing about it as a state? Why are students committing suicide in Kota itself? Have you not considered it as a state? ‘
The Supreme Court made this comment during the hearing of the body of the student in Kota and the suicide case of the student of IIT Kharagpur. The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Rajasthan government in this matter. The next hearing will be held on 14 July.
What is the whole matter
On May 4, the body of a 17 -year -old student was found in Kota hostel a few hours before the NEET exam. On May 4, a 22 -year -old student studying in IIT Kharagpur hanged himself in the hostel room. The Supreme Court had taken cognizance of both these cases on 6 May.
Regarding IIT Kharagpur suicide, the court said on May 14, they are taking cognizance to find out whether the administration has filed an FIR by following the instructions of the court issued in the ‘Amit Kumar and other vs India and other’ case.
At the same time, the court sought an answer about the suicide in Kota as to why the FIR was not registered. The hearing was held by a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan. Along with this, the court had also directed the Central Government to deposit Rs 20 lakh in two days for the formation of the National Task Force i.e. NTF for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
