<p>New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to find out if there is a nationwide network or state-specific group behind the incidents of children going missing from different parts of the country.</p><p>A bench of Justices B V Nagrathna and Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Centre to collate data from all states to ascertain whether there is a pattern behind these incidents or if they are random ones.</p>.SC sets aside order for Rs 2 Cr compensation for faulty haircut to model .<p>Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, said some states have given their data on missing children and that of prosecution, but around a dozen states have not given their data.</p><p>She submitted that the analysis can be made only after the Union government gets complete data.</p><p>"We want to know whether there is a nationwide network or state-specific group behind these incidents where children go missing. Is it a pattern or just a random incident?" the bench asked Bhati.</p><p>The court suggested to Bhati that children who have been rescued should be interviewed to ascertain who is responsible for such incidents.</p><p>The bench was also critical of the states that have not furnished the data, and said it may pass harsh orders if needed.</p>.Supreme Court quashes charges under SC/ST Act against VYAPAM whistleblower Anand Rai.<p>Senior advocate Aparna Bhatt said the Centre has taken the initiative and direction should be issued to all states to furnish the data.</p><p>A PIL filed by an NGO 'Guria Swayam Sevi Sansthan' flagged the rising number of children who remain untraced across several states.</p><p>On December 9, the court directed the Centre to furnish six years of nationwide data on missing children and to appoint a dedicated officer in the Union home ministry for ensuring effective coordination with states and Union Territories in compiling such data.</p><p>It had earlier directed all states and Union Territories to depute dedicated nodal officers to oversee cases of missing children and to ensure that such details are promptly uploaded on a portal run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.</p><p>On November 18, last year, the top court voiced its concern over a news report that claimed that a child goes missing in the country every eight minutes, and described it as a serious issue. It had said the adoption process in the country is complicated and asked the Centre to streamline the mechanism.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to find out if there is a nationwide network or state-specific group behind the incidents of children going missing from different parts of the country.</p><p>A bench of Justices B V Nagrathna and Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Centre to collate data from all states to ascertain whether there is a pattern behind these incidents or if they are random ones.</p>.SC sets aside order for Rs 2 Cr compensation for faulty haircut to model .<p>Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, said some states have given their data on missing children and that of prosecution, but around a dozen states have not given their data.</p><p>She submitted that the analysis can be made only after the Union government gets complete data.</p><p>"We want to know whether there is a nationwide network or state-specific group behind these incidents where children go missing. Is it a pattern or just a random incident?" the bench asked Bhati.</p><p>The court suggested to Bhati that children who have been rescued should be interviewed to ascertain who is responsible for such incidents.</p><p>The bench was also critical of the states that have not furnished the data, and said it may pass harsh orders if needed.</p>.Supreme Court quashes charges under SC/ST Act against VYAPAM whistleblower Anand Rai.<p>Senior advocate Aparna Bhatt said the Centre has taken the initiative and direction should be issued to all states to furnish the data.</p><p>A PIL filed by an NGO 'Guria Swayam Sevi Sansthan' flagged the rising number of children who remain untraced across several states.</p><p>On December 9, the court directed the Centre to furnish six years of nationwide data on missing children and to appoint a dedicated officer in the Union home ministry for ensuring effective coordination with states and Union Territories in compiling such data.</p><p>It had earlier directed all states and Union Territories to depute dedicated nodal officers to oversee cases of missing children and to ensure that such details are promptly uploaded on a portal run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.</p><p>On November 18, last year, the top court voiced its concern over a news report that claimed that a child goes missing in the country every eight minutes, and described it as a serious issue. It had said the adoption process in the country is complicated and asked the Centre to streamline the mechanism.</p>