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Appearing for the petitioners—Child Rights Trust and a Bengaluru resident—senior advocate Jayna Kothari highlighted the plight of migrant children. PTI file
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 13
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states to furnish data on migrant children, their condition along with details of benefits extended to them during COVID19 pandemic.
Acting on a PIL seeking directions to the state governments for the protection of their fundamental rights during the pandemic, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde asked all the states to file their affidavits.
The petitioners contended that the lockdown has resulted in tremendous hardship for migrant children and till date there has been no assessment of the exact numbers of migrant children, infants, and pregnant or lactating migrant women and their needs.