The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to spell out the measures they have taken to ensure compulsory and free education for children who are beggars, destitute or migrants.

A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the State cannot look away from the reality of children begging on the streets or living in destitution without access to basic education. The judges remarked that it is the constitutional duty of the government to secure free and compulsory education for children under 14.

“State cannot play dumb,” the bench said orally while questioning the authorities on the absence of concrete steps for these vulnerable groups.

The court directed the Delhi government’s Department

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