“If the required reports and documents are received before the date, the personal attendance of the secretary shall stand dispensed with,” the order stated.Sumanta Das, a 15-year-old Class-X student of Bansidhar Vidyapitha at Kuligaon under Khantapada police limits in Balasore district, died after being allegedly beaten up by a teacher at the school on October 7 last year.The Commission had taken cognisance of the complaint and sought an action taken report from the secretary by November. The report has not been submitted despite a reminder issued on December 4.Taking serious note of the delay in submitting reports, the NHRC has issued a summons by exercising its power under section 13(a) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
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