Army action - Pilgrims detained - Children and their mothers.
Innocents caught in army action. Court ordered immediate release of mothers and their children. Petition taken at the intervention of social activist. [Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay vs State of Punjab. (1985)1 SCC 41= AIR 1984 SC 1895 = 1985 SCC (Cri) 37 = 1985 Crl LJ 356 . O Chinnapa Reddy and V.Khalid (J). ]
Children in remand homes - Criticism against Journalist by High Court not proper - Not familiar with the procedure - Remarks deleted - Public interest litigation.
Children should not be detained very long in children's homes. Juvenile courts must be presided over by judicial officers with special training. It must satisfy the requirements of the fundamental rights and the directive principles of state policy enumerated in the Constitution. [Sheela Barse vs. Children Aid Soceity. AIR 1987 SC 656: (1987)3SCC 50=1987 SCC (Cri) 458. P.N.Bhagawati and R.S.Pathak {JJ]
Children sold to buy food - Exploitation of landless labourers - Letter O.P.
District Judge's report rejected and suggested the setting up of a "relief implementation committee" consisting of majority social workers drawn from non-political organisations like the Gandhi Peace Foundation and Ramakrishna Mission. [ Kishern Pattanayak vs State of Orissa. AIR 1989 SC 677 = 1989(Suppl)1 SCC 258. M.M.Dutta and K.N.Saikia {JJ}]
Children - Forced prostitution - "Devadasi and Jogin " traditions - Action against Pimps - Law enforcing machinery - Severe and speedy action -Juvenile Justice Act,1986.
The law enforcing machinery and the courts should take a very severe and speedy action against the culprits like pimps, brokers and brothel keepers if the malady has to be eradicated. State Government is directed to set up advisory committees. Government must provide adequate rehabilitation homes staffed by qualified persons and the governments must devise a machinery to ensure proper implementation of the suggestions. [ Vishal Jeet vs Union of India. AIR 1990 SC 1412 = (1990)3 SCC 318 = 1990 SCC (Cri) 482 = 1990 CriLJ 1469 S.R.Pandian and K.J.Reddy {JJ}
Children - employed in Match factories - Labour - quality of life.
Children should be employed only in process of packing, away from the place of production. Minimum age for should be fixed. 60% of the adult wage is reasonable. School time should be adjusted that their employment shall not affect it. Govt. directed to provide recreation and medical facilities to the children. Directed to insure workers. [ M.C.Mehta vs State of Tamil Nadu. AIR 1991 SC 417 = (1991)1 SCC 283 = 1991 SCC (L&S) 299 = (1991)1 MLJ 44 (SC) = (1991)1 LLN 19. R.N.Misra and M.H.Kania {JJ}]
Children – Sexual abuse – Important issue – Direction to Law Commission of India
Sexual abuse of children - Issues are important and in view of ggrowing menace of sexual abuse of children Law Commission requested to examine within three months (a) issues submitted by the petitioners and (b) the feasibility of making recommendations for amendment of Penal Code or of dealing with the problem in any other manner. [Sakshi vs Union of India. (1999)6 SCC 591.= (1999) 5 SCALE 376 . A.S.Anand, Sujatha V.Manohar , B.N.Kirpal (JJ) )
Child marriages - Govt. directed to consider. Child Marriage Restraint Act,1929.
Government or its machinery cannot stop child marriage , which is a social evil and society itself should discard the custom. More so, when the Government or its machinery cannot prevent recurrence of such social evil and society itself should discard the custom. Government is directed to constituting committees of social workers and to use its media to educate people on such topic. Suggestion made to the Government to make the provisions of the Act more stringent. [ Sushila Gothala vs State of Rajasthan. AIR 1995 Raj 90 . Anshuman Sing .{J}]