JJ Act Implementation: High Court Seeks DSLSA's Response On Operationalizing Scheme For Deployment Of Para Legal Volunteers In Police Stations
Dealing with a criminal reference concerning implementation of various provisions of Juvenile Justice Act, the Delhi High Court has recently sought response of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority on operationalising NALSA Scheme for Para-Legal Volunteers which provides for the presence of paralegal volunteers in police stations, to apprise arrestees of their legal rights. While directing DSLSA to file status report on operationalisation of scheme, the Court also ordered that the report shall contain the aspect of attachment of PLVs to 50 police stations in the city. The scheme launched by NALSA states that the Para-Legal Volunteers have to act as intermediaries bridging the gap between the common people and the Legal Services Institutions to remove impediments in access to justice. It had directed that all cases alleging petty offences against children or juveniles in conflict with law, where the inquiry has been pending and remains inconclusive for a period longer than one year, regardless of whether such child or juvenile has been produced before the Juvenile Justice Boards in Delhi, shall stand terminated with immediate effect.
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