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Court was dealing with a suo-moto case that was initiated in 2013, after an incident of vandalism took place in the juvenile detention centre at Majnu Ka Tila, Delhi.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi government to establish three Juvenile Justice Boards in the national capital within two years.
The court was dealing with a suo-moto case which was initiated in 2013, after an incident of vandalism took place in the juvenile detention centre at Majnu Ka Tila, Delhi on August 8, 2013. It was reported that the inmates set fire inside the home by burning blankets and a couple of cars which were parked outside were also damaged. The report indicated that the inmates accused the administration of treating them badly and not providing them food on time.
On perusal of the recent status report, the bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that Delhi is ready to lay foundation stone to set up Vatsalya Sadan, Alipur and an integrated complex as enumerated in revised guidelines Mission Vatsalya for effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Act comprising of various Juvenile Justice Institutions and Statutory Bodies for care and protection of children within a single premises.
“The Status Report also reveals that the State is setting up three Juvenile Justice Boards at Dwarka, Sewa Kutir at Alipur to cater to the cases of these areas and to establish Juvenile Justice Boards in every District of Delhi”, the court noted.
The division bench ordered, “The State Government is directed to establish the Centres which have been proposed within a period of two years from today”. Accordingly, the court disposed of the petition along with pending applications, if any.
Case Title: Court in its own motion v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors (another connected matter)
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