Steps must be taken to protect children's rights: Chief justice

PATNA: Patna High Court (HC) Chief Justice Rekha M Doshit on Sunday said children were precious assets and every possible step should be taken to protect their rights.
After the valedictory speech, she announced the end of the two-day national seminar on 'Child Right and the Law', jointly organized by Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Unicef and the Bihar Child Right Protection Commission here.The session's rapporteur and CNLU VC, A Lakshminath, gave vote of thanks.
Earlier, in technical session of the seminar, HC judge Anjana Prakash spoke on the role of the judiciary in protecting the rights of the children, while Prof Vinay Kanth delivered a speech on the role of civil society organizations on the issue of child rights.
In the morning session, labour resources department principal secretary Vyasji spoke on opportunities for inter-agency coordination for elimination of child labour.