Summary:
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the AAP government and the police to strictly follow the Delhi Action Plan for Total Abolition of Child Labour, which gives guidelines on the procedure for interim care and protection of the rescued children. The bench of judges said that it is the duty of the authorities to ensure that there is no violation of the provisions of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act and the Bounded Labour System (Abolition) Act. The Delhi action plan provides a detailed procedure to be adopted at the pre-rescue and actual rescue stage. Meanwhile, the action plan provides a detailed procedure for interim care and protection of the rescued children and for immediate medical examination of the minors. The Delhi action plan was submitted by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and accepted by the High court in its orders in 2009 and 2014..