Indian
Express: Kochi: Tuesday, September 03, 2019.
The
petition stated that the RTI reply received from Women and Child Development
Department of Kerala revealed that 1773 cases were pending in Juvenile Justice
Board (JJB) and 420 cases were pending in Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in the
year 2018
Bachpan
Bachao Andolan, an NGO founded by Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi, on
Monday approached the Kerala High Court seeking to frame guidelines for the
implementation of the provisions in Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2015.
The
petitioner pointed out that the Supreme Court had issued several guidelines
including the directive to the High Court to seriously consider establishing
child-friendly courts and vulnerable witness courts in each district. The SC
had issued the order on the Public Interest Litigation filed by human right
activist Sampurna Behura, director of the NGO, citing the failure of the
governments in implementing provisions in JJ Act.
Counsel
for the petitioner, Deepu Thankan said that even one year after the Supreme
Court judgment, the directives have not been complied with. The petitioner
pointed out that the instances of abuse in childcare institutions subsist only
due to the apathy of the officials who have failed to perform their duties.
The
petition stated that the RTI reply received from Women and Child Development
Department of Kerala revealed that 1773 cases were pending in Juvenile Justice
Board (JJB) and 420 cases were pending in Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in the
year 2018. The number of cases pending in the state depicts that these many
children have not been rehabilitated even after a year of the Supreme Court
judgment.
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