Supreme Court of India
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights & Ors. v. Dr. Rajesh Kumar & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that even a State Commission has the power to inquire into those matters w hich fall within its purview and even if the illegality is such that it has inter- State or international ramifications, e.g. a child is being illegally sent for adoption abroad.
Judgment, page 25
From the headnote
Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 200 5 – Furnishing of information by the police official – There were news reports in February, 2017 indicating that a child-care instituti on in West Bengal had indulged in large scale trafficking of children – NCPCR took cognizance of these reports on 03.03.201 7 and two members of the NCPCR went to the State and requested the State officials to provide them some information which, accor ding to the NCPCR, was not provided – ADGP, CID was summoned to appear before the NCPCR – ADGP filed writ petition challen ging the jurisdiction of the NCPCR
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