Search Results for Tag : children
Judgments
CWC and Labour Department more in breach than compliance of child welfare guidelines(04.09.2015)
In a case emerging out a lack of action taken by the police against a person employing children in a welding shop, the Court made a “shocking revelati.....
Tags : Children, employed, welfare commission, parents
Desperate father misleading British court denied relief(20.05.2016)
A person having obtained a favourable order from a foreign court cannot claim its benefit if the same was obtained by defrauding that court.
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Tags : family, high court, united kingdom, fraud, children, welfare
Notifications & Circulars
Decrease in number of out of school children substantially(27.03.2018)
Census 2011 has reported that 8.4 crore children do not go to school in the age group of 5 - 17 years. However, under the Right of Children to Free an.....
Tags : School children, Decrease, Survey
Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launches Handbook on legal processes for Police in respect of Crime against Children(19.06.2018)
Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched the "Handbook on legal processes for Police in respect of Crim.....
Tags : Crime, Children, Legal
Digital Exploitation of Children(18.07.2019)
"Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects as per the Constitution of India. States/UTs are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, inves.....
Tags : Digital Exploitation, Children, Cyber crime
News
Delhi HC: Missing Children As Bad As Terrorism(20.05.2016)
Delhi HC has expressed concern on increasing number of missing children terming it akin to terrorism even as Delhi Police said out of 2,252 missing ch.....
Tags : Delhi HC , Missing Children
Supreme Court of Canada: Children’s Interests Must Be Weighed in International Custody Cases(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court of Canada has held that in dealing with international child custody and abduction cases, Courts must look beyond parental intent and con.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Custody, Children
Madras HC Upholds Act Relating to Security of Women and Children in Hostels(01.04.2019)
Madras High Court has upheld the provisions of TN Hostels and Homes for Women and Children (Regulation) Act, 2014, and the Rules framed there under in.....
Tags : Madras High Court, TN Hostels and Homes for Women and Children (Regulation) Act, 2014
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX: Food Supplied during Social Event at Club Attracts 12% GST: AAR(01.04.2019)
Advance Ruling Authority, West Bengal has held that if the food is supplied by way of or as part of the services associated with organizing social eve.....
Tags : Madras High Court, TN Hostels and Homes for Women and Children (Regulation) Act, 2014
Delhi HC: Senior Citizens Needn't Show 'Ill Treatment' to Seek Eviction of Children from Property(27.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that senior citizens, who seek eviction of their sons or legal heirs from their property, need not necessarily have to show .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Eviction of Children from Property
P&H HC Sets Aside Order Denying Children Custody to Mother Relying on Infidelity Allegations(05.04.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a Trial Court's Order by which the custody of the children was denied to the Mother by relying on allegati.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Children Custody
Delhi HC Orders Rs 3 Lakh Compensation to Boy Sexually Assaulted in School(25.07.2016)
Delhi HC has awarded Rs 3 lakh as compensation to a minor boy who was sexually assaulted in school by 3 senior students in 2013, observing that provis.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
Telangana HC Seeks Report on SC Order for Protection of Children in Child Care Institutions(07.04.2020)
Telangana High Court has asked all the Juvenile Justice Boards and Children Courts in the state to file a status report in terms of the Supreme Court .....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Protection of Children in Child Care Institutions
Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Case on Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Children Protection Homes(07.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has taken a suo moto case on measures to be taken to protect children lodged in Protection Homes from the Corona virus. The Court .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Children Protection Homes
Rajasthan HC Asks Child Welfare Committee to Compensate Girl for Illegally Confining Her(09.04.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has ordered the Chairperson of a Child Welfare Committee to pay compensation of Rs. 50,000 against the confinement of a girl in t.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Illegal Confinement of Girl in Children Welfare Home
Delhi HC Issues Notice and Seeks Response on Plea for Vaccination of Children(28.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice and sought responses of the Delhi government and the Centre on a plea seeking directions to immediately vaccinate c.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Vaccination of Children
Karnataka HC Directs on Road Map for Imparting Education to Children if Schools Cannot Open(01.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the government to prepare a road map for imparting education to children in the event if physical opening of school .....
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Bombay HC Seeks Details of Children in State Prisons(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked State to reply on how many children are there in its 32 prisons and how much amount has been spent to establish anganwadis.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, children, state prison
Delhi High Court Directs Police to Take Proactive Steps to Find Missing Children(20.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to take proactive steps to trace missing children. The Court has directed Anti- Human Trafficking Units.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to File Status Report for Steps Taken for Admission of Children(17.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to file a status report enumerating the concrete steps taken either through Block Education Off.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Admission of Children into Regular Schools
Kerala HC Directs State on Convening Special Medical Board to Assess Disability of Special Children(18.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to take an appropriate decision on convening special medical boards to assess the disability of sp.....
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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Missing Children of Couple Imprisoned for 5 Years(19.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the plight of a couple, released from imprisonment 5 years after battling a false charge of murd.....
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SC Asks States to Complete Identification and Rehabilitation of Children in Street Situations(18.01.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the States to complete the identification and rehabilitation process of the Children in Street Situations at the earliest. The.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Identification and Rehabilitation of Children
Holistic Approach Required for Kids Who are in Need of Care: Bombay HC(22.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has observed that a holistic approach needs to be adopted so that children in need of care and protection are not only identified bu.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Children in Need of Care, Holistic Approach
Children of Intercaste Union can Take on Mother’s Caste: Bombay HC(22.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that children from intercaste marriages can take on their mother’s caste and also said that society must give up ‘ancient’ .....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Rent from Children Cannot be Treated as Tool for Evasion(11.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the rent received from son and daughter of the Assessee could not be treated as a tax evasi.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Amend Juvenile Justice Act(25.03.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to re-define the category of "serious.....
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Allahabad HC: HC May Grant Habeas Corpus Writ Only for Children Detained in Illegal Custody(01.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the power of the High Court in granting a writ of Habeas Corpus in child custody matters may be invoked only in.....
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Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Dangerous Journey for Young Children to Reach School(01.02.2022)
Bombay High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of a news report about the pitiable conditions in which young girls from a village in Satara District .....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019(25.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 entailing amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexu.....
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Allahabad HC Seeks Implementation of SC Order for Supply of Food to Children, Lactating Women(04.08.2020)
Allahabad High Court has sought an update from the Union Ministry of Women & Child Development regarding their policy for providing nutritional food t.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Supply of Food to Children, Lactating Women
Kerala HC Stays Orders to Close Dairy Farms & Remove Meat from School Children's Diet(23.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the operation of two orders passed by the Lakshadweeep administration under its new administrator Praful Khoda Patel. The.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Orders to Close Dairy Farms & Remove Meat from School Children's Diet
Uttarakhand High Court Orders Online Tuition Course for Juvenile in Children's Home(25.06.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Superintendent of the Children's Home in Haridwar to make arrangements for online tuition of a juvenile, willi.....
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Delhi HC: Convict Under POCSO Act Not Barred From Seeking Parole(09.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that a convict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is not barred from seeking parole, as d.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Competent Authority, parole
Madras HC Rules, 'Illegitimate Children' Can't Claim Jobs on Compassionate Grounds(27.05.2016)
Madras HC has ruled that illegitimate children born to a government employee who dies in harness, cannot claim appointment under compassionate grounds.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Uniform Syllabus for Children(01.06.2016)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Ministry of HRD and Ministry of Law on a plea seeking uniform education syllabus for all children aged 6.....
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SC to HCs: Appoint Special Prosecutors to Deal With Cases of Crime Against Children(07.04.2017)
Chief Justice of India has directed high courts to appoint special public prosecutors to deal with cases of crime against children and to create child.....
Tags : Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act
Supreme Court Issues Notice on NCPCR's Plea for SIT Probe on Allegations of Selling of Children(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Government of Jharkhand on a plea filed by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleging .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Selling of Children in Charity Homes
SC Allows Impleading States in PIL Seeking Protection of Migrant Children's Fundamental Rights(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed impleading the States in the Public Interest Litigation filed by Child Rights Trust seeking directions for protection of the.....
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MP High Court Stays CWC Order to Shift 44 Children from Orphanage(10.01.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), district Sagar (M.P.) decision to shift 44 children from a Christian orphanage.....
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Delhi HC: Children With Disabilities Entitled to Basic Facilities in Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools(15.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that children with disabilities are entitled to basic facilities such as uniform, computer fee and transportation cost in Ke.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Opinion over Conflict Between POSCO, IPC(06.01.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government to examine need to amend a colonial-era provision in IPC that provides immunity to a man from being prosecu.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Indian Penal Code, Protection of Children of Sexual Offences, Rape
Bombay High Court Tells State to Conduct Census of Street Children(19.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to consider conducting a census of street children in Mumbai and other parts of the state.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Census of street children
Bombay HC Warns of Action on Deaths of Children Due to Malnutrition(24.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has warned Maharashtra government of action if there are any more deaths of children due to malnutrition or a lack of medical attent.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Temporary Stay of Minor in Children Home(06.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the police to ensure that temporary stay in a children's home is provided to the minor girl, who left her parental home .....
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SC: Children of Invalid Marriages Have Right in Parent’s Share in Hindu Coparcenary Property(01.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that children born out of void/voidable marriages are entitled to share in the property of their parents which would have been .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Hindu Coparcenary Property, Invalid Marriages, Children
Guj. HC: Forcing Children Aged Below 3 Yrs to Attend Pre-School is an Illegal Act on Part of Parents(05.09.2023)
Gujarat High Court has held that forcing children to go to a pre-school below the age of 3 years is an 'illegal act' on the part of the parents.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Children, Pre School, Illegal Act
Madras High Court Asks 'Why Marry If You Can’t Maintain Wife, Kids?'(05.05.2017)
Madras High Court, while disposing of revision petition against a maintenance case, has observed that there is unreasonable delay on part of Family Co.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Marriage, maintenance, wife, children
Supreme Court: Include HIV+ Children in 'Disadvantaged Group' for Imparting Free Education(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said that so far, 11 states and one Union territory have issued notification effecting a change in Right of Children to Free and Co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Madras High Court: Act Against Those Employing Kids(09.05.2017)
Madras High Court has asked Director General of Police will ensure that children who are employed illegally and made to beg are rescued and rehabilita.....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Case on Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Children Protection Homes(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has taken a suo moto case on the conditions of children protection homes across the country in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags : Supreme Court, COVID-19 Infection in Children Protection Homes
SC Directs JJBs, Children's Courts to Consider Releasing Children on Interim Bail(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Juvenile Justice Boards and Children Courts to consider releasing all children alleged to be in conflict with the law o.....
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Delhi HC: Merely Because Complainant Married to Accused Does Not Entail Quashing of Rape, POCSO FIR(10.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that merely because the complainant married the accused does not entail quashing of an FIR registered against him for th.....
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Bombay HC Raps State Government over Apathy to Check Malnutrition Deaths(27.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Chief Secretary to personally look into death of tribal children due to malnutrition and lack of government.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, tribal children, malnutrition
Bombay HC Seeks Government Response over Safeguarding Interests of Minors Living in Children Homes(02.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has said that condition of children’s homes in Maharashtra reflects State’s failure in running them.
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Parliament Passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2015(23.12.2015)
Parliament has passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2015 with the passage of the bill in the Rajya Sabha.
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SC Asks Centre to Put in Place National Action Plan to Combat Drug Abuse Amongst Children(14.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to formulate a National Action Plan to combat drug abuse amongst children.
Tags : Supreme Court, National Action Plan, drug abuse, children
Delhi HC Issues Notice to DCPCR & Others on Plea for Rehabilitation of Affected Children(13.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to DCPCR & Others on a petition seeking requisite steps to eradicate the problem of child beggary and related probl.....
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Ker. HC to State: Constitute Committee to Examine Requests for Sex-Selective Surgeries(08.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed State government to constitute a State Level Multidisciplinary Committee consisting of experts to examine requests for .....
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Ker. HC to State: Propose Steps to Ensure Children are Not Forced to Perform 'Theyyam' Ritual Dance(10.08.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that selecting children as performers is violative of their fundamental rights, against their best interests, has di.....
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Bombay High Court?Raps State Government for Violating Order on Children’s Homes(09.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has rapped the state government for its apathetic approach towards the improvement of children's homes in the state.
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SC Issues Directions to States/UTs for Education of Children in Child Care Institutions(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions to States/Union Territories to cater to the educational needs of children in Child Care Institutions (CC.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Petition of Four Students Admitted Under RTE Act, 2009(30.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has rejected petition by four students, admitted in a Malad school under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Ac.....
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A Child Who hasn't Committed Heinous Crime, can’t be Tried at Children’s Court: Bombay HC(27.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that a ‘child’, as is defined under Section 2(12) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, who .....
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Bom HC: Two Children Limit for Panchayat Members Excludes Step-Children(21.08.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that objective of two children policy was to disqualify a panchayat member responsible for the birth of more than tw.....
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Karnataka HC Grants Time for Formulating Uniform Scheme for Scholarship to Children of Deceased(05.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to formulate within 30 days a uniform scheme in regards to the grant of scholarships to childre.....
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Madras HC Raises Concern Over Rise in Sexual Exploitation of Children(26.08.2022)
Madras High Court while upholding life imprisonment of man convicted for sexually abusing five children, has held that rising trend of sexual exploita.....
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Bombay High Court Seeks State’s Reply over Welfare of Children of Women Prisoners(13.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State Government to file an affidavit on steps taken for welfare of children in prison with their mothers, and those le.....
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Karnataka High Court Directs Survey of Children Forced to do Street Vending(19.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to come out with a scheme to identify children wh.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Conduct Periodical Inspections of Children's Homes(18.10.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the concerned State authorities to conduct periodical inspections of Children's Homes in order to regulate the living c.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Conduct Periodical Inspections of Children's Home(19.10.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the concerned State authorities to conduct periodical inspections of Children's Homes in order to regulate the living c.....
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ITAT: Father Can’t be Taxed for Cash Deposit in Bank Account Opened in The Name of Major Son(25.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench while deleting an addition for cash deposit, has held that the clubbing of income under the provision.....
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Don't Force Children to Pursue Subjects Against Their Wishes: Calcutta HC to Parents(10.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that parents should not force their children to pursue subjects without taking into consideration their capabilities .....
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Parents are Obligated to Spend on Education of Their Children: Bombay HC(14.01.2019)
Bombay High Court has observed that parents are obligated to spend money on their children's education and that such monetary transactions shouldn't b.....
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SC Directs Repatriation of Children in Children Protection Homes(01.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed for repatriation of children lodged in Children Protection Homes in eight states back to their families to take place as pe.....
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SC Directs UP & NCT Delhi to Submit Action Taken Report on Centre's SOP for Cases of Missing Children(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of UP and NCT of Delhi to submit their response with regard to action taken report with reference to Standard Ope.....
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Bombay HC’s Directions over Children Remand Homes(29.03.2016)
Bombay High Court directed State Government to suggest names of two NGOs that would make surprise visits to children remand homes and check for cleanl.....
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CIVIL - Heart Wrenching to See Children Suffering in Custody Battle Between Parents: SC(18.03.2019)
Supreme Court, while delivering a judgment in yet another custody battle between parents, has expressed concern about children, and observed it is hea.....
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FAMILY - Heart Wrenching to See Children Suffering in Custody Battle Between Parents: SC(18.03.2019)
Supreme Court, while delivering a judgment in yet another custody battle between parents, has expressed concern about children, and observed it is hea.....
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Kerala High Court: Father's Pension Benefits Not Exempt from Attachment(05.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that a father's pensionary benefits are not immune from attachment towards payment of maintenance to children.
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Karnataka HC Directs Appearance of State Officials for Survey of Children Forced to Street Vending(15.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed senior officials of various departments to remain present before it on 18th February, 2021 before a survey is conduc.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Issues Notice to Haryana Govt. over EWS Children Admissions in Pvt. Schools(25.08.2015)
Punjab and Haryana HC has issued notice to State Govt. regarding stay on circular issued by it on admission mechanism to be adopted in private unaided.....
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CIVIL - Delhi HC Pulls Up DCPCR for Not Taking Issue of Missing Children Seriously(06.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has taken to task the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) for not taking seriously the issue of children going mi.....
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CIVIL - Madhya Pradesh HC Asks State to Provide Treatment to Autistic Children at State Cost(11.03.2019)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed Principal Secretary and Health Department and the District Magistrate Khargone to make endeavor to provide des.....
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SC Directs Magistrates/Collectors to Take Steps as per SOP for Care and Protection of Children(16.11.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all the District Magistrates/ Collectors of all the state governments and UTs to take steps in accordance with the Standard.....
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Del. HC Calls for User-Friendly Handbook for Accessibility in Missing Children Cases(11.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has called for a standardized checklist in the form of a user-friendly ready-to-use handbook to be maintained in every police station.....
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Delhi HC Slams Police Over Missing Children(07.02.2017)
Delhi High Court, while criticizing Delhi Police for its poor show in tracing missing children and “wasting its manpower” in PCR vans, has sought to k.....
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Telangana High Court Asks State its Policy for Missing Children(07.01.2020)
Telangana High Court has asked the State whether it has any policy to deal with the problem of missing children and also on how to deal with other sta.....
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Tel. HC: Can’t Assume Sex Trade Based on Recovery of Non-Biological Children from Accused(05.01.2024)
Telangana High Court has held that in the absence of any other material showing that the minor girls were illegally procured or trafficked by the accu.....
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SC to Centre and States: Frame Rules for Adoption of Children(15.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and States to frame rules and regulations under the new legislation meant to regulate inter-country and intra-country a.....
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Allahabad HC: Liability of Man to Maintain Wife, Children of ‘Continuing Nature’(29.01.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that the liability of a man to maintain his wife, children or parents under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedur.....
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Delhi HC: Court Cannot Permit Quashing of FIR Relates to Heinous Offences Against Children(01.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that the Court cannot permit quashing of First Information Report merely on the ground that the parties have entered into a .....
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Rajasthan HC Directs State to Ensure Installation of Smart Television in Institutions for Children(01.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to ensure that smart television screens were installed in all the institutions and pre-recorder.....
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P&H HC Makes Declaration Regarding Status of Minor Children from First Marriage Mandatory(20.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it mandatory for parties moving the High Court with their protection pleas in case of Live-in relationships or .....
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Delhi HC: Sexual Harassment During Childhood Have Insurmountable Long-Term Effects(20.12.2022)
Delhi High Court while upholding dismissal of teacher accused of molestation, has observed that in matters relating to sexual harassment of children, .....
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SC Directs to Implement NCPCR Suggestions on Children in Street Situations(22.02.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to implement the suggestions made by National Commission for Protection of Chil.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Place on Record Report on Investigation to Trace Missing Children(23.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to place on record, in two weeks time, a report of the investigations done to trace 141 childre.....
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Bombay High Court Directs State to Fill Vacancies in Child Welfare Institutions Within Three Months(19.02.2024)
Bombay High Court while warning that neglecting to safeguard the rights and well being of children can lead up to cycles of abuse and also affect educ.....
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Bombay HC Irks over Violations of Transport Rules and Malpractices in Transportation of School Kids(26.10.2015)
Bombay HC while taking serious note of violations of transport rules and malpractices in transportation of school children, has issued detailed direct.....
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SC Directs All States to Provide Number of Migrant Children in Each State(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all States to provide data pertaining to numbers of migrant children and children of migrant workers in the State as well a.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Compensation Given to Children from Deceased's First Marriage(08.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the compensation given to two children from the deceased's first marriage reiterating that legal representatives of a pers.....
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Gujarat HC Allows Habeas Corpus Petition; Directs Children’s Return To New Zealand(14.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has directed the Husband to hand over the custody of the three young children to the Mother situated in New Zealand, emphasising th.....
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Delhi HC Orders Shifting of Children to Govt.-Run Home(08.09.2016)
Delhi HC has ordered immediate transfer of children staying at a Najafgarh children's home to a government-run home after seeing photographs of their .....
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Delhi HC Asks Centre to Consider ‘Facial Recognition’ System for Missing Children(12.09.2016)
Delhi HC, while stressing on need of a system by which information and details of missing child can be matched with children who are found and recover.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Government, Facebook, Google, Twitter for Security of Children(20.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre, Facebook, Google and Twitter on a plea seeking removal of groups like ‘Bois Locker Room’ to protect.....
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Tripura HC Asks State to Ensure Maximum Testing of Children in Orphanages(18.05.2021)
Tripura High Court has asked the State Government to ensure maximum possible testing of the children in Orphanages in a Public Interest Litigation con.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notices on Plea for Waiver of School Fees for Children with Disability(29.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notice to Central Board of Secondary Education on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to waive off school fee for dif.....
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SC: Government of Himachal Pradesh Directed to Review its Policies on Child Care Leaves(23.04.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing concern over the lack of policies on Child Care Leaves especially for women who have differently abled children, has di.....
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All. HC: Rs. 5 Lakh Cost Imposed on CWC for Sending Minor Living With Mother to Children’s Home(23.04.2024)
Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 5 Lakh on Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for sending a minor girl who was living with her mother to chil.....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: FM Allows Parents to Take Insurance from Children with Disability(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has stated that the parents or guardian can take insurance from their children with disabilities. The payment of annuity or lump sum .....
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Delhi HC Directs to Issue Directions for Starting Treatment of Children Suffering from Rare Diseases(03.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to issue communications to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Centres for Excellence est.....
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Delhi HC Orders Release of Adult Woman Married of Her Own Free Will from Children Welfare Home(04.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the release of a married woman who was lodged in Rose Udaan Care Children's Home for Girls, Delhi after her father lodge.....
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Delhi HC Directs Treatment of Children Suffering from Rare Diseases(15.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed that the treatment of children suffering from rare diseases be started forthwith at AIIMS or other Centres of Excellence.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Election Commission's Reply on WBCPCR Plea Seeking Compensation(28.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the reply of the Election Commission of India on the plea filed by the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child R.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Shock Over 2 Lakh “Missing” Children(23.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed shock over discrepancies in two government-commissioned surveys, both a year apart, which shows that over two lakh childre.....
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Delhi High Court: Offenders of Sexual Offences on Innocent Children are Psychosocial Deviants(13.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has noted that offenders of sexual offences on innocent children are psychosocial deviants, who cannot lay any claim to leniency. Mak.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Centre, State to Release Funds for Children with Rare Genetic Disease of LSD(26.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Government of India to pay a sum of Rs 3 crore and the State Government to pay a sum of Rs 2 Crore to the Indira.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Details of Missing Children(23.11.2015)
Delhi High Court has directed police to give details of the number of children reported missing in the past four years and the present status of these.....
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Kerala HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Children Below 7 Yrs of Age, Accused of Rape(11.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has stayed all the criminal proceedings and has directed the concerned authorities to forthwith put the case where three children, b.....
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Karnataka HC Extends Deadline for Door-to-Door Survey on Eligible Children for School Admission(07.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended till 15th July, 2021, the deadline to complete the door-to-door survey to identify children eligible for school admi.....
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SC Pulls Up West Bengal Govt for Not Uploading Information of Children Orphaned During COVID(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the State of West Bengal to comply with the Court's previous orders, and gather and upload the information regarding children .....
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SC Directs State to Ensure No Break in Education of Children Orphaned by Pandemic(09.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed State Governments and Union Territories to ensure that there is no break in the education of children who have become orpha.....
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SC Asks Centre to Provide Details of PM CARES for Children for Benefit of Orphans(02.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to provide the details of the scheme 'PM CARES for children' which was announced by Prime Minister on 29th May, 202.....
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Madras High Court Grants Bail to Godman Siva Shankar Baba in POCSO Case(21.04.2022)
Madras High Court has granted bail to CN Siva Sankaran, self styled godman (commonly known as Siva Sankar Baba) accused under the Protection of Childr.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019(02.08.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill, which has already been passed in Rajya Sabha, d.....
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Karnataka HC: Children from Void/Voidable Marriages Eligible for Compassionate Appointments(15.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that Children born from all void or voidable marriages, irrespective of the personal laws applicable to their parents, a.....
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Karnataka HC Strikes Down Condition Denying Compassionate Appointment to Children in Second Marriage(16.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside a circular issued by the Karnataka Power Transmission Coporation Ltd by which it denied appointment on compassionat.....
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Meghalaya HC: Act of Holding Hands Of Child Can’t be Considered As Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act(30.05.2022)
Meghalaya High Court has ruled that the act of holding the hands of a child and saying that her hands are beautiful cannot be considered an act of sex.....
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Madras HC: Father Can’t Argue Case for Kids(22.06.2016)
Madras HC has denied permission to father of two children to file a writ petition in his name seeking a direction to revenue officials in Karur distri.....
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Gujarat High Court Suggests Parents to Approach Govt Receiving Centres For RTE Admissions(21.04.2017)
Gujarat High Court has said that if parents find difficulty in securing admission for children in class I under Right of Children to Free and Compulso.....
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Formulate Policy for Mentally Ill Children: Uttarakhand HC(04.06.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to formulate a comprehensive policy for rehabilitation of mentally ill children and patients.
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Madras HC Bans Sex Re-Assignment Surgeries on Intersex Children(24.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to ban sex reassignment surgeries on intersex infants and children in order to recognise human ri.....
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Delhi High Court: Investigation Must Commence Immediately in Missing Children Cases(11.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that in missing children cases it is extremely important that immediate investigation and inquiries be conducted by the poli.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea for Door to Door Delivery of Midday Meals to Children(05.07.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea highlighting the need to start door to door delivery of midday meals for children on account of closure .....
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Bombay HC: ‘Schools Are Not Commercial Venture’(06.12.2016)
Bombay High Court, while chiding a Navi Mumbai school for refusing to admit poor students in its pre-primary section under Right of Children to Free a.....
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PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks To Make Health & Yoga Science Mandatory Upto 8th Standard Curriculum(16.05.2022)
Public interest litigation has been filed in the Court seeking directions on the Centre and the Delhi Government to make "Health and Yoga Science" a m.....
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PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks To Make Health & Yoga Science Mandatory Upto 8th Standard Curriculum(16.05.2022)
Public interest litigation has been filed in the Court seeking directions on the Centre and the Delhi Government to make "Health and Yoga Science" a m.....
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Meg. HC: Being Mother of Minor Children No Ground to Refuse Transfer(06.07.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while upholding transfer of a woman employee has observed that rules governing the petitioner’s service do not give any latitude .....
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Ker. HC: Children's Courts Were Specified for Purpose of Speedy Trial Only(18.11.2024)
Ker HC has observed that for speedy trial of offences against children, children's courts were specified and it cannot be said, as result of such an i.....
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Bombay HC Constantly Following or Watching Child With Bad Intention Is Offence Under POCSO Act(04.10.2017)
Bombay HC has ruled that if a person with sexual intent repeatedly or constantly follows or watches or contacts a child either directly or through oth.....
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SC: Ethically Wrong for Estranged Daughter-in-Law to Make Mother-in-Law Bear Expenses of Children(16.09.2020)
Supreme Court has said it was ethically wrong to rope in a mother-in-law and bind her through a Court order to bear the educational expenses of her gr.....
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J&K&L HC Grants Rs. 5 Lakh Compensation to Reserved Category Candidate Denied Seat in NEET MDS 2021(30.06.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ordered the Board of Professional Entrance Examination to grant Rs. 5 lakh compensation to a medical aspir.....
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Ker. HC Quashes Case Against Rehana Fathima Over Video of Children Painting on Her Semi-Naked Body(05.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has quashed case against Rehana Fathima in the matter relating to the circulation of a video that showed her children painting on he.....
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