Juvenile Justice Act 2000

Even as the pandemic left behind thousands of orphans, the centre has put into place a system which makes it easier to adopt them. This includes a tracking portal, making the process relatively straightforward.

The petitioners moved to the Supreme court by instant writ petitions seek to highlight unchallenged rulings from the Juvenile Justice Board where they have been declared Juveniles with a clear age limit of 18 years, yet no steps have been taken to release them forthwith.