Child rights body rapped for filing plea based on non-existent L-G 'press release'

THE Delhi High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), saying that the latter acted irresponsibly by filing a plea against Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena based on a press release that was not issued by the L-G office.

- JAISON WILSON 

Justice Subramonium Prasad said the DCPCR, a statutory watchdog of the city government, should have been more responsible while making allegations against a constitutional authority.

“You (DCPCR and one of the former members) have acted irresponsibly... When you are making allegations against a constitutional authority, you have to be more serious,” the court remarked.