Supreme Court of India
Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Others
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From the headnote
CHILD WELFARE: Children engaged in circuses - Protection, from physical and sexual abuse - HELD: Government of India is fully aware about the problems of children working in various places, particularly, in circuses - Right of children to free and compulsory education has been made a fundamental right under Article 21- of the Constitution - Directions given to the o Central Government to issue suitable notifications prohibiting employment of children in circuses within two months - Further directions issued to conduct simultaneous raids in all the circuses to liberate the children and check
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Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Pinki v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
- 2024 Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2018 Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Of those, 3 referred to
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