Supreme Court of India

Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2016] 12 S.C.R. 154
Bench T. S. Thakur, A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 14 December 2016

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Public Interest Litigation - Substance abuse - lndi_a home to largest child population ilr the world - Alarming increase in use of drugs and alcohol among children in India - Writ petition seeking mandamus to Union of India to formulate and implement a national action plan for children on the issue of drugs, alcohol and substance abuse amongst children - Held: Protecting children from wide-spread prevalence of substance abuse is one of the biggest policy challenges facing India - India being a signatory to United Nations Conventions, having bearing on the issue, has an international

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