The Centre informed the Supreme Courton Tuesday that it will bring a law to address the issue of DnaProfilingof unidentified/unclaimed bodies as well as of kin of missing persons once the latter are traced.
The Centre said that a bill on the issue was scrutinised by a Group of Ministers and was now lying with the Legislative Departmentand could probably be tabled during the monsoon session of Parliament.
Taking note of the government's submission, a bench of Chief JusticeDipak Misra, Justice A.m. Khanwilkarand Justice D.y. Chandrachuddisposed off a 2012 petition filed by Ngo Lokniti Foundationon the issue.
The NGO's CounselAshok Dhamijasaid that about 40,000 unidentified bodies are found every year across the country and their DnaProfilingcould help trace their kin.
Similarly, in the case of trafficked children, DnaProfilingof their parents or relatives can help establish their identities once they are traced and rescued.
The Centre had, on January 12, told the top court that the bill was being looked into by the Cabinet.
--IANS
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