Hyderabad, Aug. 13 -- The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to submit a detailed explanation regarding the recent incident in which 110 students fell ill at the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Telangana BC Welfare School hostel in Uyyalawada, Nagarkurnool district.

The court issued these orders on Tuesday, August 12, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by K Lakhil Sreeguruteja, challenging the government's failure to implement the guidelines of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for hostels and residential schools.

The case was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Apresh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin. The petitioner's counsel, Chikkudu Prabhakar, argued that hostel fa...