Overview
- The bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan flagged poor inter-state coordination as a key barrier to tracing trafficked or missing minors.
- The court proposed an MHA-led platform with a designated officer in every state and union territory to handle complaints and share information.
- Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati will seek instructions from the government and file a response, with the next hearing scheduled for the third week of October.
- The PIL by Guria Swayam Sevi Sansthan cited unresolved cases and alleged trafficking of children from Uttar Pradesh to Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
- The court heard that the existing Khoya Paya portal lacks mechanisms for inter-state investigative coordination, and it signaled reluctance to assign the task to the CBI.