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On the petition filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Hon’ble Supreme Court, while delivering the judgment on the issues related to employment on children in Indian Circuses directed the Central Government to issue a notification completely banning the employment of children in Indian Circuses. The Court also directed the central and state governments to conduct raids in different circuses and rescue the children employed there. After the rescue, the Court directed, these children can be handed over to their parents after proper verification of the children and their parents in accordance with existing laws. The Court also directed the Union Government, particularly Ministry of Woman and Child Development (WCD) and Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) to come up with a comprehensive policy and rehabilitation package for such rescued children from Indian circuses.
The Court has asked the Union of India to file a comprehensive status report on this issue within 10 weeks. The matter is again listed for review of the implementation status on 19.07.2011.
This judgment has come on the writ petition filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan, which was argued by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves .
For details of the case and other information, please contact Mr Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar Adv on +91-9868002365d and Mr. Afsar AhmaKhan , or through email at litigation.delhi@hrln.org and cri.delhi@hrln.org
