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Govt. told to come up with standard design, uniform policy
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to come out with a standard design to set up child-friendly premises for holding sittings of the Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in all the districts as per the mandate of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016.
Also, the court directed the government to formulate a uniform policy regarding staffing pattern and infrastructure to be provided to each JJB, and submit the model of the standard design and the uniform policy before the court within a month after holding consultation with all stakeholders, including the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority.
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A file photo shows garbage that slipped onto a farm from the dumping yard at Pachchanady in Mangaluru.
Observing that the Mangaluru City Corporation has failed to provide correct facts on persons affected by the Pachchanady landfill incident of 2019 and their rehabilitation, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the corporation to submit the entire records for inspection by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum issued the direction after noticing inaccurate information on the number of persons who lost their property, livelihood and also, compensation paid to them.
It will be headed by a retired judge
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday reactivated a committee to oversee the process of process of identification, medical examination, and treatment of malnourished children, lactating mothers, and adolescent girls in the State.
A.N. Venugopala Gowda, a retired judge of the High Court, will be the chairperson of the Committee. The other members are: Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare Department, Director, Department of Women and Child Development, Chairperson, Karnataka State Commission for Child Rights, M.S. Tara, former regional director of National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, Clifton D’Rozario, an advocate, Director, Indira Gandhi Institute for Child Health, and member-secretary, the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority.