Is the Maharashtra Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) a dead government body? This remark is hardly surprising, coming from parents whose cases with the commission remain pending for months. With the commission not conducting any hearing for months, a parent filed an RTI that made quite a few revelations. Despite having 12 approved posts, the MCPCR runs with just four. The state government has not paid any heed to the commission's requests to fill in the remaining posts. Several cases filed by parents thus remain pending.

The commission deals with complaints regarding the violation of child rights. But it hadn't heard a single case in over six months leading to panic among parents who had nowhere to go for justice. Prasad Tulaskar thus sought information under the RTI regarding the delay. The Supreme Court of India also regularly entrusts the MCPCR with a supervisory role in many matters and thus directs the state government to strengthen the commission. However, in its written statement, the MCPCR has said that owing to the state government's inaction, the functioning of the commission has become impossible.