DEVIPRIYA Vs. STATE OF KERALA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Devipriya - the petitioner - is a radiant, cherubic little girl of 8 years, with dreams of magical things, like stardust glistening on fairies wings, as any girl of her age.

(2.) She must have heard of the huge leviathan machine that started from Maharashtra a year ago to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) at Thiruvananthapuram, riding on a truck with 74 tyres, travelling a mere 5 kilometres a day, through four States, with the help of 32 dedicated personnel to guide its travel.

(3.) It certainly is a sight to see, with the machine - called