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Updated: May 08, 2021 15:01 IST
By Sushil Batra
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to Union of India, Government of NCT Delhi, Delhi Police and other government authorities to provide interim custody of the children who have been orphaned due to Covid-19 to their nearest relative or child care homes under their supervision and to protect the identity of such children so that they are not vulnerable.
The petitioner Jitender Gupta, practicing lawyer of Delhi seeks direction to the respondents to safeguard the interest of the children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 and who do not have anyone else to take care of them and face the risk of being trafficked.