Childrens Rights: Law, Policies and Practice

Children are regarded as the future of the nation and they are considered to be innocent, trustworthy and nearer to God. As Justice Bhagwati has aptly observed in Lakshmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India, AIR 1984 SC 469 at 474 that the welfare of entire community, its growth and development, depend on the health and well-being of its children. Children are supremely important national assets and the future well-being of the nation depends on how its children grow and develop.