JUDGMENT

S. Manikumar, CJ

Claiming to be a registered cultural organisation and social activists in Kerala, instant writ petition is filed by the petitioners, being aggrieved circumcision by the practice of against children. The reliefs sought for are as under:

(i) To declare that the practice of non-therapeutic circumcision on children is violation of children's rights, and illegal;

(ii) To declare that the practice of non-therapeutic on children is a cognizable and non-bailable offence;

(iii) Issue a direction in the nature of recommendation or judicial advice or as a reminder call to respondents 1 to 4, pointing out the necessity and urgency of a legislation, prohibiting the practice of male circumcision:

(iv) Direct the 5^th respondent to register a crime against the persons who does any