KOCHI:The Child Welfare Committee, Ernakulam, on Tuesday submitted before the Kerala High Court that Khadeejathul Kubra Islamic Complex, Nettoor, which brought children recently from outside the state did not fulfill the statutory requirements. Meanwhile the CBI reiterated its stand that it is ready to take over the probe into the alleged child trafficking incidents and a preliminary probe is also required in this regard.
The CWC submitted that, while bringing children from outside the state for admission to an institution within Kerala, the recommendation of the concerned state and the specific permission of the Orphanage Control Board are necessary.
Further, the institution concerned must have a valid certificate of recognition under the Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act, 1960. “In the case of the institution it was prima facie found that those requirements were not fulfilled. As the institution was unable to produce documents, an inquiry was necessitated,” Padmaja Nair, Chairperson, CWC, submitted.
It also pointed out that there was no renewal of the certificate of recognition granted to Khadeejathul Kubra Islamic Complex. The institution was recognised under Chapter III of the Act. However, the recognition was for period of four years from May 1, 2011 and it had expired on May 1, 2015, and there was no renewal of the certificate of recognition. The certificate of recognition stipulates that the maximum number of inmates which could be admitted in the institution is 25. In view of the fact that the recognition certificate has expired and there was no subsequent renewal of the same, the society is no longer entitled to admit any child inmate in its institution. The authorities of the society have informed that there were 52 inmates, but no register regarding their details was maintained. As per the attendance register, there were names of 33 boys in the institution as inmates. All the inmates were found to be children born outside the state.
It was reliably learnt that one Faizulla who has been accompanying the 29 children from outside the state to Ernakulam North Railway station and the general secretary of the society were not able to convince either the Child Line or the member of the CWC about the genuineness of the procedure adopted by them.
The submission by the society that it had produced the relevant documents that would justify the bringing of children from outside the state to be admitted as inmate is false.
