MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday asked the Nandurbar district collector to remain present in court with a report after learning that 86 tribal children have died due to malnutrition since January.
"District collector to remain personally present on September 23," said Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Makarand Karnik. They were hearing a 2007 PIL on malnutrition-related deaths in the Melghat region of Amravati and other tribal areas.
The judges were miffed that the collector had not submitted his report despite its August 17 order when it was first informed about the situation in Nandurbar. They said he must appear with a report after coordinating with the director of health services. They also frowned on the state government for not taking steps to fill posts of doctors.
