“Don’t Drag Us Into Your Agenda”: Supreme Court To Child Rights Body

The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the NCPCR not to drag the court in its agenda over a petition seeking a special investigation team (SIT) probe into cases of children allegedly sold by shelter homes in Jharkhand of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa.

Slamming the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh dismissed the petition filed by the child rights body.

It said the relief sought is vague and omnibus, and it cannot be considered.

"Dont' drag the Supreme Court into your agenda. What kind of relief is sought in your petition? How can we pass such directions? The petition is totally misconstrued," the bench told the lawyer appearing for the NCPCR.