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Suo motu PIL initiated on establishing child-friendly courts in every district
The Madras High Court on Tuesday initiated suo motu public interest litigation based on a Supreme Court order that urged Chief Justices of all high courts to register proceedings on their own for effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and consider establishing child friendly courts and vulnerable witness courts in each district.
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The first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose issued notice to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry governments returnable within four weeks, and listed it for further hearing to April 2.
The Social Justice bench of the Supreme Court, in its order on February 9, had come down heavily on the negligent attitude shown to the children, including pendency of cases of orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children.
“Since the involvement of the State Governments and the Union Territories is critical to child rights and the effective implementation of JJ Act, it would be appropriate if each High Court and the Juvenile Justice Committee of each High Court continues its proactive role in the welfare of children in their State,” the bench had held.
The apex court had also requested the Chief Justice of every High Court to register proceedings on its own motion for the effective implementation of the JJ Act so that road-blocks encountered by the authorities and the Juvenile Justice Committees were addressed after hearing the concerned governmental authorities.
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