Establish Three Proposed Juvenile Justice Boards Within Two Years: High Court To Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to establish the three Juvenile Justice Boards proposed by it in the national capital within a period of two years.

Taking note of a recent status report filed by the city government in a suo moto case, a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that Delhi is ready to lay foundation stone to set up an integrated complex for effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act comprising of various Juvenile Justice Institutions and statutory bodies for care and protection of children within a single premises.

“The Status Report also reveals that the State is setting up three Juvenile Justice Boards at Dwarka, Sewa Kutir at Alipur to cater to the cases of these areas and to establish Juvenile Justice Boards in every District of Delhi. The State Government is directed to establish the Centres which have been proposed within a period of two years from today,” the court said.

The bench closed proceedings in the suo moto case which was initiated in 2013 in the aftermath of an incident of vandalism in a juvenile detention centre at Majnu Ka Tila.

The Delhi Government, in the status report filed on May 12, apprised the court that it is in process of setting up three Juvenile Justice Boards at Dwarka, Sewa Kutir and Alipur and to establish such boards in every district of the city.

“In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition. The same stands disposed of, along with pending application(s), if any,” said the court.

Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS

Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 559

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