India, Sept. 29 -- The Supreme Court's emphatic and welcome ruling that child pornography is illegal, even if watched in private, even if stored on a mobile or electronic device without being forwarded, is a tough and welcome stand that does away with any ambiguity in the law.

In fact, the two-judge bench of justices DY Chandrachud and JB Pardiwala have urged the government to change the legal definition of child 'pornography', since the word implies a degree of consent. They want it replaced with "child sexual exploitative and abuse material" or CSEAM.

The landmark ruling authored by justice Pardiwala advocates for promoting positive sex education to create better awareness of sexual crimes involving minors and has called for a compass...