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Rights of the child are sacred and need safeguarding

Article 53 of the Constitution outlines specific and immediate obligations that the Government must fulfil regarding the socio-economic rights of the child.

The new political, social dimension demands the right to healthcare, food, education, shelter and all other comforts. Even children’s right to support regardless of the state of the marital bond between parents is sufficiently enumerated under the Children Act.

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