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13. In Gaurav Jain -vs- Union of India (1997) 8 SCC 114), the Supreme Court upon considering Mahajan Committees report passed an order, directing inter alia to make an in-depth study of the problem of prostitution, child prostitutes and children of prostitutes and to evolve suitable schemes for their rescue and rehabilitation. Taking note of the fact that 'children of prostitutes should, however, not be permitted to live in the inferno and the undesirable surroundings of prostitute homes', the Court issued directions to ensure the protection of human rights of such persons. The Court also desired that the ground realities should be tapped with meaningful action imperatives apart from the administrative action which aims at arresting immoral traffic of women under the ITP Act through Inter-state or Interpol arrangements and nodal agency like CBI is charged to investigate and prevent such crimes.

14. The Central Government, pursuant to the directions issued by the Supreme Court in Gaurav Jain's case constituted a ''Committee on Prostitution, Child Prostitutes and Children of Prostitutes and Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children." In 1998, in a report containing an action plan which highlighted the problems in addressing issues of commercial sexual exploitation, detailed recommendations were made with a view to arrest the systematic problem, including issues relating to law enforcement and legal reforms. A State Level Co-ordination Committee has been constituted by the State of Tamil Nadu to combat trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children vide G.O.Ms.No.82, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (SW-8) Department, dated 01.8.2006 and we are informed that the Committee has not met so far.