Delhi High Court to consider framing policy to protect properties of children who have lost parents

The Delhi High Court is set to consider laying down a policy to deal with the property of children who have lost both of their parents. [Master G Through Guardian & Anr versus State (NCT Of Delhi), Home Department & Anr].Justice Subramonium Prasad recently appointed Senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan as an amicus curiae in one such case and requested him to assist the Court by giving his inputs to "lay down a policy in cases” of such nature.The Court was hearing a petition filed by two children whose father killed their mother in September last year and then himself died by suicide. The children have been put up at Udayan Ghar for Boys by the Child Welfare Committee..While the relatives of the children had expressed their willingness to take them in, they refused to go with the relatives. In a petition filed through the children’s home, the children submitted that the properties belonging to their parents were being frittered away.Therefore, there was no other alternative but to approach the Court and invoke its parens patriae jurisdiction to secure the interest of the children, the Court was told. .The Court has now sought the response of the Delhi government on the children’s plea and said that replies should be filed within two weeks. The Court will hear the matter on December 6.."Mr. Dayan Krishnan, learned Senior Advocate, who is present in Court, is requested to assist the Court by giving his valuable inputs to lay down a policy in cases of this nature," the Court added..Advocates Tara Narula, Harshvardhan Jain and Shalanki Prasad represented the petitioners (children).Additional Standing Counsel Mehak Nakra with Advocates Abhishek Khari and Disha Choudhary represented the State..[Read Order]