The prohibition of child labour as a concept and also as a solemn objective has not only national dimensions, but finds a place in international conventions as well. In india, the grundnorm, the constitution of india recognizes and incorporates in part iii and part iv therein the fundamental rights and the directive principles of state policy, respectively. There have also been some major initiatives taken on the legislative front, the latest being the enactment of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016.  This book shall be of great help to students, academicians, researchers, judges, law practitioners, activists and organisations working for child welfare.