Kerala High Court Emphasises Importance Of Careful Selection Of CWC Members Who Have Actively Been Involved With Issues Of Children In Past
1 month ago

Kerala High Court Emphasises Importance Of Careful Selection Of CWC Members Who Have Actively Been Involved With Issues Of Children In Past

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court emphasized that the members of the Child Welfare Committee should have been actively involved with issues related to children namely their health, education or welfare activities before being appointed to the post. " The Court said that the experience of seven years can be counted only if the person was actively involved in measures relating to child welfare as a predominant object and not as a peripheral requirement. The Court said that in the Memorandum of Association of Limrah Health, it can be seen that its main objects are health services, medical tourism, health care research activity, rural health care for mass, health education and others and it has no work related to planning and administering child welfare activities. The Court said that by selecting Alan, the Selection Committee "glossed over" the necessity of being "actively involved" in the activities.

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HC sets aside appointment of Child Welfare Committee member
1 month ago

HC sets aside appointment of Child Welfare Committee member

The Hindu  

While laying emphasis on the importance of careful selection of Child Welfare Committee members, the Kerala High Court has said that they should be actively involved with issues facing children, be it their health, education or welfare. Referring to the Juvenile Justice Act, the court observed that the seven-year experience for selection as CWC member can be counted only if …

Kerala HC for appointment of candidates with understanding of child welfare in child welfare committees
1 month ago

Kerala HC for appointment of candidates with understanding of child welfare in child welfare committees

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has held that members of Child Welfare Committees should have a deep understanding of matters of child welfare. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu made the observation recently while allowing an appeal filed by C. Krishnankutty Nair against a single judge’s order dismissing a plea challenging the …

Children's Court Must Verify If Child Can Be Tried As Adult Even If Juvenile Board Has Already Said So: Kerala High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Children's Court Must Verify If Child Can Be Tried As Adult Even If Juvenile Board Has Already Said So: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court held that the Children's Court has to conduct an inquiry as to whether a child can be tried as an adult even if the Juvenile Justice Board has already passed an order saying that the child can be tried so. If the Board after preliminary assessment is satisfied that the child is to be tried as …

V. Harshavardhan Raju assumes charge as Tirupati SP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

V. Harshavardhan Raju assumes charge as Tirupati SP

Deccan Chronicle  

Child rights panel visits juvenile home Visakhapatnam: The members of the Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights mediated a three-day dispute at the girls’ juvenile home where the inmates created a flutter during the last three days. In a press release issued on Friday, commission member Gondu Sitaram detailed their comprehensive approach to resolving the controversy. He …

A Child's Voice In Corridors Of Indian Justice In Child Custody Cases
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A Child's Voice In Corridors Of Indian Justice In Child Custody Cases

Live Law  

Besides domestic Interparental child custody conflicts raging all over internally, a 30 million global Indians over the globe, have generated an immense spurt in intercountry, interparental child abduction both to and from India. The extra ordinary parens patriae constitutional jurisdiction of Indian Supreme Court and High Courts is invoked in the best interest and welfare of the removed child. This …

Shuttling Child Between Two Forums Causes Inconvenience And Is Detrimental To Child's Welfare: Kerala High Court In Custody Battle
3 months ago

Shuttling Child Between Two Forums Causes Inconvenience And Is Detrimental To Child's Welfare: Kerala High Court In Custody Battle

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court set aside an order issued by the Child Welfare Committee, which had directed the child to be produced before it without hearing the preliminary objections of the mother. The Court noted that the father filed a parallel petition before the Child Welfare Committee, while his original petition for custody was still pending before the Family Court. …

Kerala High Court Calls For Long-Term Action Plan To Prevent Child Marriage Prevalent In Certain Communities Of Wayanad
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Calls For Long-Term Action Plan To Prevent Child Marriage Prevalent In Certain Communities Of Wayanad

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the District Legal Services Authority, Wayanad to chalk out a long-term plan to increase awareness about negative aspects of child marriage and dissuading people from it. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu passed this order in a Suo Motu proceedings initiated by the Court in 2016 on a …

"Right To Life Guaranteed To Everyone": Punjab & Haryana High Court On Protection Plea By Minor In Live-In Relationship
10 months, 2 weeks ago

"Right To Life Guaranteed To Everyone": Punjab & Haryana High Court On Protection Plea By Minor In Live-In Relationship

Live Law  

Observing that merely because petitioners are not of marriageable age it "would not deprive" them of their fundamental rights, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to send a minor girl to the children's home, who was seeking protection from her relatives along with her 19-year-old live-in partner.While directing to send her to the children's home, the Court said …

G.O in place, activists urge govt to appoint members to JJB, CWC
1 year ago

G.O in place, activists urge govt to appoint members to JJB, CWC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The social welfare department has issued a G.O constituting a committee, headed by a retired high court judge, for the selection of social worker members to the Juvenile Justice Board and chairperson and members of Child Welfare Committee. The committee will also include six other members- director of social defence, who will be the ex-officio member secretary, two representatives …

Karnataka High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Frame 'Best Practices' For Determining Child Custody Matters
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Frame 'Best Practices' For Determining Child Custody Matters

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notices to the Union and State Government on a suo-motu petition for guidelines to be followed while determining issues of child custody. However, courts are also confronted by cases of relocation, abandonment, neglect, abuse, mental health concerns, parents who are psychologically/financially/physically unfit to care for their children, other relatives such as grandparents/aunts/uncles/community members …

[Custody Battle] Child's Interests Often Not Represented Properly In 'Wrangle' Between Mother & Father: Kerala High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

[Custody Battle] Child's Interests Often Not Represented Properly In 'Wrangle' Between Mother & Father: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently lamented the condition of children caught in custody battles between their parents. "In the wrangling between the mother and the father, often interest of the children are not properly represented," said a Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas.The Court therefore made an unprecedented direction for appointment of. "In the wrangling …

Measures Being Taken To Introduce Age-Appropriate Sexual Awareness Curriculum In Schools, State Informs Kerala High Court
2 years ago

Measures Being Taken To Introduce Age-Appropriate Sexual Awareness Curriculum In Schools, State Informs Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Director of General Education has informed Kerala High Court that steps are being taken to commence classes related to sexual awareness in schools from the upcoming academic year, and measures are being taken to make it a part of the curriculum as soon as possible. The DGE is the Chairman of the committee of experts formed by the State …

Kerala High Court Designates Committees To Provide Assistance To Judicial Officers, Staff, Advocates, Advocate Clerks Suffering From Covid
3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala High Court Designates Committees To Provide Assistance To Judicial Officers, Staff, Advocates, Advocate Clerks Suffering From Covid

Live Law  

Following the recommendation of the Kerala High Court's Administrative Committee, the High Court has included Advocates and Advocate Clerks within the group of persons who can avail the aid of a Committee in the event the test positive for Covid-19.An earlier order had already included judicial officers/ Staff within the group of those who can avail the help of a …

Initiate Suo Motu Proceedings For Implementation Of JJ Act,Establish Child Friendly And Vulnerable Witness Courts: SC To High Courts [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

Initiate Suo Motu Proceedings For Implementation Of JJ Act,Establish Child Friendly And Vulnerable Witness Courts: SC To High Courts [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, requested Chief Justices of all High Courts to "seriously consider" establishing child friendly courts and vulnerable witness courts in each district.The Bench comprising Justice M.B. The Supreme Court, on Friday, requested Chief Justices of all High Courts to "seriously consider" establishing child friendly courts and vulnerable witness courts in each district. Functioning of State and …

Kerala: Child institutions not under Juvenile Justice Act face uncertain future
7 years, 6 months ago

Kerala: Child institutions not under Juvenile Justice Act face uncertain future

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: Uncertainty looms large on the future of thousands of children at the child care institutions in the state which are not registered under the Juvenile Justice Act of 2015. The High Court in its interim order had asked to maintain status quo in the appeal filed by the Association of Orphanages and Charitable Institutions against the JJ Act. The …

Tamil Nadu: Govt mulls setting up child-friendly courts
7 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Govt mulls setting up child-friendly courts

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: To improve the judicial process related to juveniles, government officials are mulling a child-friendly court, places of safety and a de-addiction centre. Plans for a child-friendly court for victims under Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act in Chennai which has been on the cards for a long time, is finally going to materialize a couple of months, District …

Kerala: Child welfare committees lack legal tenure'
8 years, 1 month ago

Kerala: Child welfare committees lack legal tenure'

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: The Child Welfare Committees in 11 districts have crossed their three-year terms and the government had to cancel the move to reconstitute six of them with the coming into force of the new Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Though the social justice department had issued a notification inviting applications for new committees in Kasargod, Kannur, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur and Idukki …

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