The Supreme Court Tuesday directed all states to inform it about the number of migrant children and their condition on a plea seeking directions for the protection of their fundamental rights amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian also asked all the states impleaded as parties in the case to file replies in the matter. Senior advocate Jayna Kothari appeared for the petitioners. The top court had impleaded all the states on March 8 and issued notice on the plea filed by the Child Rights Trust and a Bengaluru resident seeking directions for the protection of the fundamental rights of migrant children amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
476 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.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all the state governments to file replies and apprise about the number and condition of migrant children that are in their states.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed state governments to apprise it on the condition of migrant children and also data on their numbers, on a petition seeking protection of fundamental rights of children in the backdrop of the ongoing .