The high court has ordered the chairperson of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) to be present in the court on April 19 for hearing of a case regarding the alleged bad condition of juvenile homes in the state.
The high court has ordered the chairperson of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) to be present in the court on April 19 for hearing of a case regarding the alleged bad condition of juvenile homes in the state.
The court issued the directive while listening to a suo moto public interest litigation on Monday. The division bench headed by Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen directed Neena Nayak, KSCPCR chairperson, to be present in the court on April 19 for hearing of a PIL that has sought inquiry into the administration of the government home for boys. The PIL states that the infrastructure at the boys’ home is insufficient.
The division bench had earlier appointed advocate Sumana Baliga as amicus curiae—someone who is not a party to the case, but will provide information to the court to assist it in deciding on a matter—and asked her to file preliminary information in one week.
The suo moto PIL was registered on the basis of a letter written by the high court’s registrar general, Krishna P Bhat. According to newspaper reports, doors and windows of Balakara Bala Mandira and government juvenile homes remain locked and the boys lacked space for physical activities. The KSCPCR chairperson had observed on January 9 that the condition of juvenile homes was not good for boys to live in.
Further, news reports had said that three boys living in government juvenile home had attempted to commit suicide on January 31, with the report raising doubt about the quality of facilities available at the homes. Unhappy with the lack of facilities, some boys had gone on a rampage in the home.
Baliga, too, had submitted in the court that the administration of these homes was bad. She had stated that out of 28 juvenile homes, vocational training is not given
in 19.
The PIL contends that the inmates of the juvenile homes are being deprived of their rights guaranteed in the Constitution and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
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