Justice KS Puttaswamy, petitioner in landmark right to privacy case, passes away at 98
Bengaluru: Justice KS Puttaswamy, former Karnataka High Court judge and lead petitioner in the historic right to privacy case, passed away at 98 at his residence in Bengaluru. A prominent legal figure, he was instrumental in establishing the right to privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution through his petition before the Supreme Court.
Enrolled as an advocate in 1952, Justice Puttaswamy was appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1977 and served until his retirement in 1986. He later took on the role of vice chairperson at the Central Administrative Tribunal in Bengaluru.
In 2012, Justice Puttaswamy challenged the constitutionality of the Aadhaar scheme, which ultimately led the Supreme Court to uphold the scheme but affirm that the right to privacy is protected as a fundamental right under Article 21.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
