By IANS,
New Delhi : Expressing concern over the increasing number of child labourers in the capital, the Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up some shop owners in its own premises for employing children.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar made these observations while hearing a public interest petition on rehabilitation of child labourers in the city.
“It is very unfortunate that we are passing orders against other units whereas children are working in the court premises,” the judges said.
“We should begin charity at home,” the bench observed and asked the labour department to submit by Aug 27 a comprehensive report on the situation over the past five years.
The bench was hearing a petition by the All India Bhrashtachar Virodhi Sanstha, an NGO, seeking direction to the government for bringing a mechanism to rehabilitate rescued child workers.