2011 INSC 0849
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Environmental & Consumer Protection Foundation	 	
v.	 	
Delhi Administration & Others	 	
(Supreme Court Of India)	 	
HON'BLE  DR.  JUSTICE  DALVEER  BHANDARI  HON'BLE  MR.  JUSTICE 
DEEPAK VERMA	 	
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 631 Of 2004 | 19	-08	-2011	 	
 
1.  B	y  order  dated  29	-4-2011  (Environmental  &  Consumer  Protection 	
Foundation v. Delhi Admn., (2011) 13 SCC 16: (2012) 1 SCC (L&S) 592), this 
Court directed that the basic facility of potable drinking water be made available 
to  all  the  schools.  It  is  indeed  unfo	rtunate  that  the  States  of  U.P.,  Bihar,  Orissa 	
and Jammu & Kashmir have yet not complied with that order in toto. There are 
many schools where there is no provision of drinking water.	 	
 
2.  We  direct  the  Chief  Secretaries  concerned  of  these  States  to  ensure 	that 	
potable  drinking  water  is  made  available  in  all  the  schools  of  their  respective 
States  on  or  before  15	-9-2011  and  an  affidavit  to  that  effect  be  filed  by  the 	
Chief  Secretaries  of  the  States  on  or  before  20	-9-2011.  In  case,  for  any  reason, 	
this  facilit	y  is  not  provided  by  any  State,  then  the  Secretary  concerned  of  that 	
State shall remain present in Court on the next date of hearing i.e. 22	-9-2011.	 	
 
3. We also directed all the other States to file affidavits before this Court within 
one  week  informing  th	is  Court  that  the  facility  of  potable  drinking  water  has 	
been provided  in all the schools  in their  respective  States.  The affidavits  would 
be  filed  by  the  Chief  Secretaries  of  the  States  themselves  or  by  the 
Administrators of the Union Territories.	 	
 
4. Lis	t this matter again on 22	-9-2011.