Move to close down KV questioned

An association representing workers of Kudremukh Iron Ore Corporation Ltd. (KIOCL) on Thursday moved the High Court of Karnataka questioning the proposal to close the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) at Kudremukh in Chikmagalur district on April 1 and shift the students to nearby KVs.

Justice Anand Byrareddy adjourned hearing till Friday, while asking the petitioners to serve copies of the petition to the counsels representing the KIOCL and the Union government.

‘Will affect students’

In their petition, Kudermukh Shrama Shakthi Sanghatan and a parent of a student studying in the KV, contended that the proposal would seriously affect the future of the 172 students studying in the KV at Kudremukh.

‘Inconvenience’

Questioning the communication sent by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and subsequent office notes for closure of the KV and shifting of students to KVs in Mangalore, the petitioners claimed that the KV in Mangalore was 106 km away and students and parents would be put to hardship.

The petitioners pointed out that the KIOCL could offer financial assistance to run the KV at Kudremukh.