Ku. Pooja Yadav v. Ravishankar Yadav
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of a direct appeal to the High Court under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; Section 101 — appeal against Committee/Board order lies before the Children's Court within 30 days, proviso for sufficient cause; Section 101(5) — appeals to the High Court only against Children's Court orders; appeal disposed of as not maintainable; liberty reserved to file better constituted petition before appropriate forum; certified copy of impugned judgment to be furnished; Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur; ACQA No. 182 of 2020; single judge Deepak Kumar Tiwari; minor complainant-appellants unrepresented; State represented by S.K. Puriya, PL; judgment marked NAFR.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of as not maintainable; liberty reserved to the appellants/complainants to file a better constituted petition in accordance with law before the appropriate forum, if so advised; Registry directed to inform counsel for the appellants to obtain the certified copy of the impugned judgment and send it to the appellants/complainants so that they may file the appeal before the competent Court in accordance with law.