Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, all State governments and union Territories on a PIL seeking a uniform nationwide mechanism for dealing with cases of kidnapping and abduction of children, including time-bound investigation, coordinated procedures for tracing missing children and speedy trial of such offences.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana sought responses from the authorities within four weeks on the petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.
During the hearing, Justice Mohana pointed out that the government had already introduced several initiatives and schemes for the protection of children, including Beti Bachao, w...