SUPREME COURT LEGAL AID COMMITTEE versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Advisory Boards under the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 should be constituted at the State level for effective implementation, with composition guidelines provided; District boards may be deferred for now.

Parties: Petitioner: SUPREME COURT LEGAL AID COMMITTEE; Respondents: Union of India & Ors.
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 05 September 1989
Procedural Posture: Writ Petition (cr.) No. 1451 of 1985 / Order
Outcome: States, including Jammu & Kashmir, directed to set up State-level Advisory Boards within six weeks and report compliance within eight weeks.
Legal Topics: Implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, Setting Up Advisory Boards, Public Interest Litigation

Juvenile Justice Constitutional Law Implementation of Juvenile Justice Act Setting Up Advisory Boards Public Interest Litigation

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Parties

SUPREME COURT LEGAL AID COMMITTEE

Petitioner

Union of India & Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (cr.) No. 1451 of 1985 / Order

Legal Issues

1 Enforcement of fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21 for juvenile delinquents
2 Implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 1986
3 Constitution and functioning of Advisory Boards under the Act

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

States, including Jammu & Kashmir, directed to set up State-level Advisory Boards within six weeks and report compliance within eight weeks.

Orders

Advisory Board at State level to be constituted as per the scheme within six weeks.
States to indicate Chairman and Secretary of the Board.