Agartala, May 25 -- The Government of Tripura has informed the High Court that all privately managed schools across the state have been instructed to install CCTV cameras at entrances, exits, and other sensitive areas to ensure student safety, as per a progress report submitted through an affidavit on May 8, 2025, during a hearing on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding school safety, said an official statement on Sunday.

A division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Biswajit Palit was hearing the PIL filed by advocate Kundan Pandey, with Senior Advocate Somik Deb appointed as Amicus Curiae, and the state represented by Advocate General Shaktimoy Chakraborty and Pinki Chakraborty.

The court was informed that ...