Ashok Bhushan, J.

1. These writ petitions raise concern for young children who are future of our country. A society shapes as its children are shaped. The obligation to bring up children is not only the obligation of the parents alone, but the society and State has also to play an affirmative role in bringing right environment for all round development of children which is also the constitutional philosophy. Important issues relating to child's rights, children who are in need of care and protection and child trafficking have arisen in these group of writ petitions. We shall consider the facts and pleadings separately as emerged from the pleading of the parties.

WP(C) No. 14259 of 2014

This Public Interest Litigation has been filed by two registered organizations working for the advancement of right of children. Petitioners have approached this Court alleging illegal transfer of children to Kerala amounting to child trafficking. Petitioners have referred to newspaper reports; Ext. P1 dated 25/05/2014, a news item published in the New Sunday Express with heading "Cops Rescue 456 Kids from Train", another report with heading "Alleged Child Trafficking: 183 kids to be sent to CWC