The Supreme Court asked States why exclusive human rights courts had not been set up yet.
During a hearing, the Court highlighted how the human rights law of 1993 makes States responsible for setting up exclusive human rights courts with special public prosecutors in every district.
What was the case?
While staying an order passed by the Calcutta High Court against a probe into the trafficking of children lodged in orphanages, the apex court has included all the States as parties in the litigation. It also issued notices ordering them to respond about this 25-year-old lapse within the next two weeks.
Noting the rampant problem of orphanages trafficking children under their care, the Court decided to step in to protect the dignity of the child.
“The dignity of the child need to be protected. A child cannot be bartered away at the whim and fancy of the persons in charge of an orphanage,”
The apex court said a person found guilty of trafficking children apart from the punishment, is also liable for violation of human rights.
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