It was alleged in the plea by an NGO that the CWC-II at Lajpat Nagar here was releasing children under its care to parents without following the procedure under the Act. As a result, six out of seven kids, who were recently sent away, had gone missing and the seventh was found living in a brothel.
Expressing concern over the issue, a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal issued notice to the District Magistrate of south district as well as the CWC-II and sought their stand on the public interest litigation (PIL) by the next date of hearing on September 18.
A total of 18 children have gone missing in this manner, the NGO has alleged and sought an enquiry, headed by a retired judge, into the functioning of the CWC-II.
The NGO, Light Life Freedom, represented by advocate Jyoti Aggarwal, sought dismissal or suspension of the chairperson and members of the CWC-II, so that further such orders are not passed by it.
It has alleged that the CWC-II was forcing it to admit the children under its care in government schools, instead of teaching them at its institute. It contended that when these children, many of whom are kids of sex workers, came to its home, they do not know how to read or write in Hindi or English.
It has claimed that at its institute, it first teaches the children the basics so that they can then be admitted in good private schools under the economically weaker section (EWS) category.
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