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MP High Court Seeks Report on Vidisha School Playground Encroachment
A government school in Vidisha has a playground that students reportedly cannot use.
A cricket club allegedly built a stadium on the ground without permission.
The petition says the club uses the space for commercial cricket activities.
It also says large gates block students from entering.
School officials reportedly complained to local authorities seven times.
The article says those complaints were made between 2016 and 2026.
A local advocate took the matter to the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The court asked the state government to explain what it did about the complaints.
This court action may help the students regain access to their playground.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered the state government to report on complaints about encroachment of a Vidisha school playground.
The Government Excellence Higher Secondary School allegedly lost access to its playground after a cricket stadium was built there.
A petition alleged that Canara Cricket Club used the playground commercially without permission from school or education authorities.
School officials reportedly filed seven complaints with the local administration between 2016 and 2026 without achieving removal of the alleged encroachment.
The petition alleged that students were barred from playing and threatened when attempting to use the ground.
- Who
- The Government Excellence Higher Secondary School, Canara Cricket Club, local advocate Pawan Singh Raghuvansi, and the Madhya Pradesh High Court are involved.
- What
- The High Court ordered the state government to submit a compliance report concerning alleged playground encroachment.
- Where
- The dispute concerns the school playground in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, and was heard by the High Court's Gwalior bench.
- When
- The complaints were reportedly filed between 2016 and 2026; the court issued its direction on a Thursday.
- Why
- The petition alleged that the playground was occupied for unauthorized commercial cricket use, preventing students from playing there.
Key facts
- School
- Government Excellence Higher Secondary School, Vidisha
- Alleged encroacher
- Canara Cricket Club
- Complaints
- Seven complaints were reportedly filed with the local administration.
- Complaint period
- 2016 to 2026, according to the article.
- Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior bench
- Court direction
- The state government was ordered to submit a report on compliance with the complaints.
- Petitioner
- Local advocate Pawan Singh Raghuvansi
Sources
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