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1997 (7) TMI 597 - SC - Indian LawsPublic Interest Litigation-Petition filed for rehabilitation of children of Prostitutes-Held, such children have right to equality of opportunity, dignity, care, protection and rehabilitation, to be part of the mainstream of social life without any stigma-Mahajan Committee Report workable at National level-Suggestions in Mahajan Committee Report regarding child development and care centres requires to be examined-Children of prostitutes and even child prostitutes to be treated as `neglected juveniles' as defined in Juvenile Justice Act-No stigma to be attached to such children-To be rescued from redlight areas and temporarily shifted to Juvenile Homes-Thereafter to be rehabilitated-Establishing Juvenile Homes- Of- ficers in charge of Juvenile Homes to protect the children in Juvenile Homes-Mandatory obligation of State-Constituting Juvenile Welfare Board- Rescue and rehabilitation operation to be kept under Department of Women and Child Development under Union Ministry of Human Resources-NGOs to be associated with the rehabilitation work-Union Minister of Welfare to constitute a Committee within one month for evolving suitable schemes and to submit report within three months thereafter-State Govern-ments to implement the Schemes-Permanent Committee of Secretaries to be constituted to review the progress of the implementation of the Schemes-Periodical progress report to be submitted to Supreme Court-Juvenile Justice Act, 1986.
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