Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
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Subject Keyword | Public Interest Litigation - Substance abuse - lndi_a home to largest child population ilr the world - Alarming increase in use of drugs and alcohol among children in India |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Writ Petition |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Others |
Headnote | Public Interest Litigation - Substance abuse - lndi_a home to largest child population ilr the world - Alarming increase in use of c drugs and alcohol among children in India - Writ petition seeking mandamus to Union of India to formulate and implement a national action plan for children on the issue of drugs, alcohol and substance abuse amongst children - Held: Protecting children from wide-spread prevalence of substance abuse is one of the biggest D policy challenges facing India - India being a signatory to United Nations Conventions, having bearing on the issue, has an international obligation to curb drug abuse - Comprehensive formulation of a National Plan/Policy is needed forming the basis of co-ordinated intervention by the Union and State governments - On the basis of existing policy framework of Union government as E evidenced by material on record, directiom issued addressing three systemic issues, to enforce obligations under the existing legislative and administrative framework - (i) Complete a national survey and generate a national data base within a period of six months; (ii) Formulate ·and adopt a comprehensive national plan within four F months; and (iii) Adopt specific content in the school curriculum under the aegis_ of New Education Policy - Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971 - Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988 - Single Convention on Narcotic G Drugs of 1961 - Art.38 - SAARC Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances - Art. 12 - Convention on Rights of Child -Art. 33 - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 - s.2(d)(vi) - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - ss.2(14)13177178. H Writ petition was instituted under Article 32 of the Constitutionin public interest for enforcing the fundamental rights of children suffering from and involved in substance use and abuse. |
Judge | Hon'ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud |
Neutral Citation | 2016 INSC 1124 |
Petitioner | Bachpan Bachao Andolan |
Respondent | Union Of India & Ors. |
SCR | [2016] 12 S.C.R. 154 |
Judgement Date | 2016-12-14 |
Case Number | 906 |
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