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Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005

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MUNNA KUSHWAHAversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, a juvenile aged 17 at the time of the alleged offence, was convicted by a Special Judge of rape under IPC Section 376(3) and aggravated sexual assault under POCSO Section 6 and sentenced to twenty years’ rigorous imprisonment. The conviction was based on the victim’s testimony and …

DINESH BIWAJI ASHTIKARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2026 INSC 56

The petitioner, Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar, sought admission for his children in a nearby unaided school under the 25% quota mandated by Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, but the school refused and the High Court dismissed his writ on the ground that he had …

SOCIETY FOR ENLIGHTENMENT AND VOLUNTARY ACTION & ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2024 INSC 790Disposed off

The Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action, an NGO, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking comprehensive guidelines for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA), including the appointment of exclusive Child Marriage Prohibition Officers …

SAMPURNA BEHURAversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2018 INSC 125Disposed off

Sampurna Behura filed a public‑interest writ petition under Article 32 seeking the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Acts of 2000 and 2015, alleging that many states had failed to establish or properly staff Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards, …

ENVIRONMENT & CONSUMER PROTECTION FOUNDATIONversusDELHI ADMINISTRATION & ORS.

2012 INSC 442Disposed off

The Environment & Consumer Protection Foundation filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking directions to improve basic infrastructure in government, aided and locally‑run schools so that the right to free and compulsory education under Article 21A could be realised. While the petition was …