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Govt. ignoring the plight of children: SC
Context:
The Supreme Court has criticised the government for being slow in implementing juvenile justice laws and ignoring the plight of the children
Highlights of the Judgement:
The Social Justice Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta has described the government’s negligence of children
This included:
- Pendency of cases of orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children,
- The poor conditions of children in observation and care homes,
- The increasing number of vacancies in juvenile justice institutions
The lack of initiatives by legal services authorities despite the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, and its improved version passed in 2015
Conclusion:
The Bench commented that is high time for the state to strongly and proactively acknowledge that even children in the country have fundamental rights and human rights. These rights and they need to be enforced strongly
