Supreme Court Orders Central Monitoring Cell for Child Labour Law Enforcement

Exam-focused facts from the 4 November 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Supreme Court directed the Centre to establish a special cell to monitor implementation of the Child Labour Amendment Act, 2016.
The bench comprised Justices SVN Bhatti and NV Anjaria, who directed the Ministry of Women and Child Development to communicate with enforcing agencies through state chief secretaries.
The amendment took effect on September 1, 2016, and prohibited employment of children below 14 years in all occupations and processes.