Juvenile Justice Act 2015

The Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra government for its stand that benefits given to orphaned children cannot be given to abandoned children and asserted there is no distinction between the two.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of brutal and heinous crimes committed by juveniles and said that it makes them wonder whether the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 has subserved its object.

The Supreme Court Monday sought a response from the Centre to a plea challenging the recent amendment to the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 by which certain categories of offences against children have been made non-cognizable.

A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which seeks to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, increasing the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates.

An accused who allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving Mercedes in 2016 will be tried as a juvenile as the crime does not fall under the category of ''heinous'' offence under the Juvenile Justice Act, the Supreme Court held on Thursday.

A father of a four-month old girl - suffering from a serious disease and abandoned by her mother - is now running from pillar to post to make his estranged wife breastfeed her.

The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions for effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act and asked the centre and states to ensure that all positions in national and state commissions for the protection of child rights are filled up.

Around 50,000 street children in the city will get their Aadhaar card in the next six months.

A 17-year-old boy accused of raping a girl of the same age will be tried as an adult, the Juvenile Justice Board has ordered, saying his crime was "meticulously planned".

The Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra government for its stand that benefits given to orphaned children cannot be given to abandoned children and asserted there is no distinction between the two.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of brutal and heinous crimes committed by juveniles and said that it makes them wonder whether the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 has subserved its object.

The Supreme Court Monday sought a response from the Centre to a plea challenging the recent amendment to the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 by which certain categories of offences against children have been made non-cognizable.

A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which seeks to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, increasing the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates.

An accused who allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving Mercedes in 2016 will be tried as a juvenile as the crime does not fall under the category of ''heinous'' offence under the Juvenile Justice Act, the Supreme Court held on Thursday.

A father of a four-month old girl - suffering from a serious disease and abandoned by her mother - is now running from pillar to post to make his estranged wife breastfeed her.

The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions for effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act and asked the centre and states to ensure that all positions in national and state commissions for the protection of child rights are filled up.

Around 50,000 street children in the city will get their Aadhaar card in the next six months.

A 17-year-old boy accused of raping a girl of the same age will be tried as an adult, the Juvenile Justice Board has ordered, saying his crime was "meticulously planned".