On Wednesday, the division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice Rajesh Ketkar said there needs to be a strategy to deal with the ever increasing number of cases of missing children. The Bombay high court is planning to conduct a special hearing in this matter. The judges directed the court staff to club all cases that relate to missing children and place them for hearing on May 4.
Chembur couple Mohan and Mohini Nerurkar whose new-born son was kidnapped from the maternity ward of Sion hospital in January this year had filed a petition a before the court. While the BMC has deposited Rs 5 lakh towards compensation for the couple, the court has also formed a committee to frame guidelines for increased security at the hospitals.
As reported in TOI 30th April by Shibu Thomas … HC plans hearing for missing kids
