Supreme Court of India · 2011-04-18
BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN vs UNION OF INDIA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2006/899
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA .
- Author
- Dalveer Bhandari
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI,A.K. PATNAIK, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court, under Article 32 of the Constitution, addressed the severe violations of children's rights in circuses, highlighting the trafficking and inhumane conditions faced by these children. The Court emphasized the need for immediate action to protect children from exploitation and affirmed the importance of enforcing existing laws against child labor and trafficking. The Court directed the authorities to take necessary steps to ensure the rehabilitation of affected children and to prevent such abuses in the future.