The direction was given by a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka which on 30 September asked the EC to declare its stand on the issue after a week.
The EC filed an affidavit stating that it had written a letter to the chief secretaries of states, electoral officers and political parties asking them to take steps to ensure that political parties do not use children in poll-related matters.
However, the bench noted that the affidavit was silent on what action would be taken in case children were used for such activities.
Posting the matter to 7 October, the bench asked the Election Commission to explain what action it would take against political parties for engaging children in election campaign or poll-related work. Unless this decision was taken, the letter written by EC would not serve any purpose, the bench observed.
The EC filed an affidavit stating that it had written a letter to the chief secretaries of states, electoral officers and political parties asking them to take steps to ensure that political parties do not use children in poll-related matters.
However, the bench noted that the affidavit was silent on what action would be taken in case children were used for such activities.
Posting the matter to 7 October, the bench asked the Election Commission to explain what action it would take against political parties for engaging children in election campaign or poll-related work. Unless this decision was taken, the letter written by EC would not serve any purpose, the bench observed.