Sampurna Behrua vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Human Resources And Development Through Its Secretary

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 473 OF 2005

SAMPURNA BEHRUA Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s) (With appln(s) for exemption from filing O.T.,interim directions and office report)

Date: 24/09/2010 This Petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.V. RAVEENDRAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.L. GOKHALE

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Mr. Imran Ali, Adv. Ms.Jyoti Mendiratta,Adv.

• For Respondent(s) Mr. Arun K. Sinha, Adv. Mr. Anis Suhrawardy, Adv.
• Mr. Avijit Bhattacharjee, Adv. Ms. Debjani Das Purkayastha, Adv. Ms. Sarbani Kar, Adv.
• St. of Tripura Mr. Gopal Singh, Adv. Mr. Rituraj Biswas, Adv.
• St. of Nagaland Mr. Edward Belho, Adv. Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, Adv. Mr. Rituraj Biswas, Adv.
• St. of Bihar Mr. Gopal Singh, Adv.
• Ms. Hemantika Wahi, Adv. Ms. Renuka Sahu, Adv.
• Ms. Kamini Jaiswal, Adv. 2
• Mr. Naresh K. Sharma, Adv.
• St. of Sikkim Mr. A. Mariarputham, Sr. Adv. Ms. Aruna Mathur, Adv. Mr. Amarjeet Singh Girsa, Adv. M/S Arputham,Aruna & Co., Adv.
• For R-31,32 Ms. Sunita Sharma, Adv. Mr. D.S. Mahra, Adv.
• Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, Adv.

Govt. of Pondicherry Mr. V.G. Pragasam, Adv. Mr. S.J. Aristotle, Adv.

Ms. A. Subhashini, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R By order dated 9.7.2010 and several other earlier orders, we had indicated that the Central Government should coordinate with the State Governments so that there is real compliance with the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 rather than paper compliance. 4

Unfortunately, till now, the Central Government has not chosen to take any such action to co-ordinate with the State Governments and the position remains the same as in 2005 when this writ petition was filed.

Ms. Renu Gupta, Adv. Mr. Sidhan Goel, Adv. Mr. Vikrant Nagpal, Adv.

In the circumstances, we finally adjourn the matter by four weeks to enable the Central Government to place the upto date status report in regard to the States which have complied with the requirements of the Act and the States which have not complied with the requirements of the Act. Though, Juvenile Justice Act has various requirements, the constitution of Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Welfare Committees is the primary requirement. Therefore, the status report should indicate clearly the compliance in regard to the various requirements under the Act.

Mr. Colin Gonsalves, learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to prepare a chart of the various requirements under the Act and the compliance in regard to them.

List on 11.11.2010. On that day, to begin with, we will take up the cases of States of West Bengal, Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The concerned senior officers of the four States shall remain present on 11th November, 2010 to assist the Court.

( Ravi P. Verma ) ( M.S. Negi ) Court Master Court Master