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| HC directs DGP to hold survey across JK on beggar's population | | PIL seeking implementation of Beggary Act 1960 | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6 : In a Public Interest Litigation filed by practicing Lawyer Advocate Parimoksh Seth seeking directions to the respondents to implement the provisions of the Prevention of Beggary Act, 1960 and Prevention of Beggary Rules in the State of J&K and to stop the menace of begging especially organized begging in the State of J&K, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar after hearing Sr. Adv Sunil Sethi with Adv Ankesh Chandel for the PIL whereas Sr. Additional Advocate General for the State directed DGP J&K to hold survey in the whole State to find out the beggars' population specifying them in three categories.
The beggars who are sick and suffer from contagious/infectious disease, the beggars who are below the age of 14 and are not suffering from any such disease to which reference has been made in Section 2(b) of the Beggary Act and the Children who have been pushed to the beggary, below the age of 14. Division Bench also directed DGP to direct SHO of every Police Station about registration of FIRs of the missing children.
The whole data shall be placed before this Court before the next date of hearing and DGP shall make all efforts to ensure that the provisions of the Beggary Act are effectively enforced. As an interim arrangement buildings to cater the requirement of the statute be hired so as to stop the menace of begging and the associated crimes like kidnapping so as to push the kidnapped children into beggaries. Division Bench also directed it is the primary duty of the social welfare department to set up sick homes with the meaning of sub clause (b) of Section 2 of the Beggary Act, where the beggars suffering from leprosy or any other infectious or contagious disease are to be kept, likewise Clause (g) of Section 2 of the Act contemplates setting up of beggar homes which are required to be notified to be suitable for reception of beggars above the age of 14 years and then again Clause (h) of Section 2 of the Beggary Act postulates setting up of children homes which is required to be notified as suitable place for reception of beggars below the age of 14 years, who are not suffering from any infectious or contagious disease.
This is the primary duty of the social welfare department which has not been owned in the affidavit filed by it.
Therefore, a direction is issued to respondent No.4 to explore the possibility of complying with the obligation imposed by the Act of 1960 on it by setting up sick homes, beggars homes and children homes within the meaning of Section 2(b), (g) and (h) of the Beggary Act. JNF |
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