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 the person was actively and predominantly involved in child-welfare measures. Contending that he obtained documents regarding Mr. Alexander’s qualifications under the RTI Act, Mr. Nair said there was nothing to show that he had the requisite experience in child-related fields. Setting aside Mr. Alexander’s appointment, the court ruled that it can interfere in the selection process as Mr. Alexander, who had 24 years experience as physiotherapist, did not have the requisite active experience in child-welfare measures.

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Chairperson And Member Vacancy At Child Welfare Committee, Thoothukudi District; Tamil Nadu
1 month ago

Chairperson And Member Vacancy At Child Welfare Committee, Thoothukudi District; Tamil Nadu

Live Law  

The Department of Children Welfare and Special Services invites application for the post of Chairperson and Members of the Child Welfare Committee. Name of the Post: Chairperson and Members Age Limit: 35-65 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • The applicants should have a degree in child psychology or psychiatry or law or social work or sociology or human health or …

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 …

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 …

Stricter norms for membership of Child Welfare Committees
3 years, 4 months ago

Stricter norms for membership of Child Welfare Committees

The Hindu  

Individuals who receive foreign aid in their personal capacity or as members of an organisation will not be eligible for the membership of Child Welfare Committees, the Centre has proposed. This follows the passage of the Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill, 2021, in Parliament earlier this year to empower District Magistrates to issue adoption orders which would ensure speedy disposal of …

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Amend Juvenile Justice Act; Empower District Magistrates To Authorise Adoption Orders
4 years ago

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Amend Juvenile Justice Act; Empower District Magistrates To Authorise Adoption Orders

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill, 2021. The Bill inter alia, seeks to re-define the category of "serious offences" under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and further, empower the District Magistrates to pass adoption orders. In Shilpa Mittal v. State of NCT of Delhi, the Supreme Court observed that the Juvenile Justice Act does not …

CWC takes custody of four siblings after Kerala mother expresses inability to look after them
5 years, 3 months ago

CWC takes custody of four siblings after Kerala mother expresses inability to look after them

India TV News  

he Child Welfare Committee took custody of four siblings on Monday after their mother wrote to it expressing her inability to take care of them due to poverty, officials said. After receiving the letter, CWC members visited the makeshift house of the family in the evening and took custody of four of her six children. Mayor K Sreekumar had earlier …

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 …

MP HC Restrains A Child Welfare Committee Member From Functioning [Read Order]
7 years, 9 months ago

MP HC Restrains A Child Welfare Committee Member From Functioning [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained Arun Jain from functioning as member of the Child Welfare Committee Jabalpur till further orders.The court issued the directive during preliminary hearing of a writ petition registered on a letter of MP State Legal Services Authority, Government Advocate Deepak Awasthi said.The MPSLSA has prayed for taking action against the members. The Madhya Pradesh …

Kerala: Child welfare committees lack legal tenure'
8 years, 2 months 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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