A PIL filed before Delhi High Court for seeking rehabilitation of children indulging in begging, rag-picking and other activity on the city roads. The court has sought responses from the Centre, Delhi government and others.

A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also issued notice to other concerned authorities asking them to file affidavit on the issues raised in PIL which also seeks that the children be provided with “education and basic amenities” of life in order to “make them good citizens”.

The court has also issued notice to the Delhi Commission for Child Rights which was made a respondent in petition.

Notices were also issued to Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, Municipal Corporations of Delhi and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on the PIL which also sought “appropriate measures to prevent children of tender age from performing somersault/gymnastic manoeuvres at traffic signals/ intersections”.

The petitioner has sought direction to the Centre and Delhi government, to take “appropriate measure to give permanent shelter to destitute women and provide them the opportunity for dignified living.”