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Court notice to Centre, States on child labour

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Plea to enforce right to education

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to all the States and the Union Territories on a public interest petition seeking enforcement of the right to education of every child in the age group 6-14 by abolishing child labour in all forms.

``Furnish figures''

A Bench, comprising Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice G.P. Mathur, also asked the Registrar-General of Census to furnish figures for child labour in the country.

Bench concerned

In December last, the court issued notice to the Centre. When the matter came up for hearing on Wednesday, the Bench expressed concern over continuance of child labour. After the constitutional amendment providing for compulsory education up to 14 years, there could not be child labourers. "They have to be in school. It is the duty of the States to provide them schools."

Finding that the States had not been issued notice, the Bench ordered notice, returnable in four weeks.

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