Father of girl, 4, who drowned in school moves HC seeking relief
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Justice S Srimathy sought a response from the Madurai district administration officials on a petition filed by T Amuthan.
The petitioner stated that he admitted his daughter Aarudra to Sri Kindergarten Playschool in K K Nagar in Madurai. On April 29, he received a call stating that his daughter died drowning in an uncovered water tank and was taken to the hospital. When he came to the hospital, he came to know that his daughter died.
Amuthan stated that the school owed a duty of care towards their daughter and blatantly breached it, resulting in her untimely and preventable death. The school authorities failed to maintain a safe and secure environment for the students, particularly young children like their deceased daughter, and failed to take precautions to prevent such foreseeable accidents. There was a clear lack of supervision and security.
The water tank was not properly covered and it was not properly fenced.
He stated the govt had a statutory duty to inspect the premises before granting recognition to private schools, as mandated by the Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Rules, 2023. The school conducted unauthorised summer classes, despite instructions prohibiting the same. Hence, the petitioner moved court seeking compensation of 50 lakh.
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