Published on : 13 Nov 2025, 9:04 am 2 min read

The Delhi High Court on Thursday remarked that the government cannot shut its eyes to the lack of education for children found begging on the streets or those who are destitutes and have migrated to the city [Justice For All v Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors] .

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the governments are duty-bound to provide free education to children as per the Constitution and the various statutes.

“State cannot play dumb,” the Court stressed.

Therefore, the Bench ordered the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to file a detailed affidavit stating the steps taken by them to ensure free and compulsory education to beggars,

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