Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Juvenile Justice Board Order Declaring Petitioner as Juvenile on Date of Offence — Age Determination Must Be Based on Earliest Available Documentary Evidence Under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. The Court held that the Board erred in relying on ossification test and school leaving certificate instead of the earliest birth certificate, setting aside the juvenile declaration.
8 Sep 2016The petitioner, Kailas Sambhaji Lohakre, filed a Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order passed by the Juvenile Justice Board,...
