Writ petition sought declaration that 2019 notifications on Juvenile Justice Board constitution were void and direction to appoint social worker members in all districts. Counsel stated new members were appointed under the new Act; the court dismissed the petition as infructuous.
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W.P.(MD)No.10534 of 2019
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 30.06.2025
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
AND
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE
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L.Prabakaran
... Petitioner
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4. The Director,
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Declaration to declare the impugned notifications dated 07.03.2019 published in TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY in No.113 of 2019, issued by the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (SW8(1)) Department on the file of Respondent No.3 as Null and Void and consequently direct the respondent nos.1 to 5 herein to appoint the Social worker members of the Juvenile Justice Board
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of All Districts of Tamil Nadu as per the Juvenile Justice Board of All Districts of Tamil Nadu as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Arjun Varman for M/s.Lajapathi Roy Associates For R1 to R5 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader For R6 : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.)
The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to declare the impugned notifications dated 07.03.2019 published in TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY in No.113 of 2019, issued by the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (SW8(1)) Department on the file of Respondent No.3 as Null and Void and consequently direct the respondent nos.1 to 5 herein to appoint the Social worker members of the Juvenile Justice Board of All Districts of Tamil Nadu as per the Juvenile Justice Board of All Districts of Tamil Nadu as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016.
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new members are appointed as per the new Act, no further adjudication is required. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
(S.M.S., J.) (A.D.M.C., J.)
30.06.2025
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
and A.D.MARIA CLETE, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the notifications dated 07.03.2019 constituting Juvenile Justice Boards were null and void for non-appointment of social worker members under the JJ Act, 2015.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
L.Prabakaran
The State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Chief Secretary To Government
The State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department
The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Principal Secretary to Government, Social Welfare And Noon Meal Programme (SW(1)) Department
The Director, Directorate Of Social Defense
The Principal Secretary / Special Commissioner, Social Defence Department
S.M.Subramaniam
A.D.Maria Clete
As recorded by the court registry
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