Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 307 · Decided 18 April 2011
Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 307 · [2011] 5 S.C.R. 353
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 51/2006
- Decided
- 18 April 2011
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 21A; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
353 BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS (Writ Petition (C) No. 51 of 2006) APRIL 18, 2011 [DALVEER BHANDARI AND A. K. PATNAIK JJ.] CHILD WELFARE: A B Children engaged in circuses - Protection, from physical C and sexual abuse - HELD: Government of India is fully aware about the the Constitution - Directions given to the o Central Government to issue suitable notifications prohibiting employment of children in circuses within two months - Further directions issued to conduct simultaneous raids in all the circuses to liberate the children and check the violation of their
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