Supreme Court of India

Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Others

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Reported as [2011] 5 S.C.R. 353
Bench Dalveer Bhandari and A. K. Patnaik JJ.
Decided 18 April 2011

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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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