Corporal Punishment Is Not A Solution To Guide Children, They Should Be Better Heard And Treated With Respect: Madras High Court
Live LawEmphasizing the need to treat children with care and respect, the Madras High Court has recently deprecated the practice of imposing corporal punishment on children. The court also said that corporal punishment was not a solution to guide children and instead efforts must be taken to treat children with respect. Noting that a prima facie case had been made out, the court directed the Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department to implement the Guidelines for Elimination of Corporal Punishment in Schools. For this, the court suggested constituting Monitoring Committees in each school headed by the Head of the Institution, parents, teachers, senior students, etc as decided by the Government Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.Kamatchi Shanker Arumugam Counsel for the Respondents: Mrs.P.Raja Rajeswari, Government Advocate Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 172 Case Title: Kamatchi Shanker Arumugam v Tamil Nadu School Education Department and Others Case No: W.P.No.4507 of 2024
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