# Rajasthan High Court takes suo motu PIL on Gen Z welfare 2026-08-24T17:56:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Rajasthan High Court has initiated a suo motu public interest litigation to examine the welfare of Gen Z, Gen Alpha and Gen Beta. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that these generations will lead India in 2047 and directed the central and state governments to submit status reports and action plans on issues including examination paper leaks, education-to-employment gaps, mental health, digital burnout, AI disruption, and the condition of government schools in rural areas. The court flagged the failure to implement the 2020 FSSAI regulations on safe food in schools and ordered that carbonated drinks, chips and HFSS foods not be sold on campus or within 50 metres of school gates. It also called for a policy to limit screen time and sought the constitution of a Generation Z, Alpha and Beta Monitoring Cell under the Chief Secretary. The matter will be heard again after eight weeks. Senior advocates Ravi Bhansali, Sachin Acharya and Vikas Balia were appointed to assist on behalf of Gen Z. Advocates Pankaj Sharma, Priyanka Borana, Naman Mahnot and Avin Chhangani were appointed for Gen Alpha. Advocates Aditi Mod, Akshiti Singhvi, Nidhi Singhvi and Abhilasha Bora were appointed for Gen Beta. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Barandbench and LiveLaw report the same facts neutrally. Barandbench leads with the court's broad framing of children as 'flowers of our national garden' and includes the full list of directions. LiveLaw foregrounds the court's warning against abandoning foundational skills like handwriting while adopting AI. Neither outlet offers government or critical framing, the coverage is uniform straight reporting. The implication is that the court has placed multiple obligations on the state and centre simultaneously, with the next hearing in eight weeks being the first concrete deadline to watch. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - barandbench.com (neutral report) Straight news report with full court directions, no slant - livelaw.in (neutral report) Neutral report focusing on court's balance between technology and foundational skills This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-24T20:51:24+00:00. Tags: FSSAI, Gen Alpha, Gen Beta, Gen Z, Rajasthan, Rajasthan High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rajasthan-high-court-takes-suo-motu-notice-of-gen-z-alpha-and-beta-welfare/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rajasthan-high-court-takes-suo-motu-notice-of-gen-z-alpha-and-beta-welfare/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/