Notably, the Centre had amended the JJ Act 2015 through the JJ amendment Act 2021 that classifies the serious offences against the children...

The Cabinet's recent proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women to 21 years has focussed attention on the need to review the m...

At present, the Central Adoption Resource Authority works with foreigners’ regional registration office to process over 400 prospective for...

Additionally, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs have the option of formalising an adoption through the 60-year-old HAMA.

The convict, now 20-year-old, is expected to walk out of the reformation home on December 20, at the end of his three- year jail term.

The court asked whether a management committee has been constituted as per the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Rules, is it still in existence.

Delhi government's proposal to try juveniles of 15 to 18 years as adults for heinous crimes has got a thumbs down from legal experts and ri...

According to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of juveniles in conflict with the law increased from 31,725 in ...

The ministry also told that according to the amendments, the JJB is expected to conduct a preliminary enquiry within one month

Maneka Gandhi mooted the idea of an exclusive taxi service for women and said her ministry was in talks with some business enterprises to l...

However, according to the Bill, in no case the juvenile involved in a heinous crime will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.

The Women and Child Development Ministry today sent the final draft of a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Childre...

If accepted, 16-18 year children accused of murder and rape may be tried in normal courts instead of juvenile boards.

Naidu is believed to have asked law ministry to examine if the cut off age for juveniles could be made 16 in crimes against women.

Jolted by the extreme cruelty unleashed on Nirbhaya by the only juvenile among the six accused in the Delhi gang-rape case, the government ...

The govt proposes to tighten insider trading regulations, prescribing up to 5 years of jail for key company execs and directors found guilt...

The Dr JJ Irani Committee finalising the draft of Companies Law would submit its recommendations by March-end paving the way for the corres...