This is an official government document (Government of Tamil Nadu, India, No. 8A) published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on January 8, 2025. It outlines a proposed bill to repeal the Tamil Nadu Reformatory School Act of 1925 (Tamil Nadu Act V/1926). The bill states that due to changes in the law, particularly the central government's laws regarding juvenile justice (specifically the 2015 Juvenile Justice Act), the 1925 Act is no longer relevant. The High Court of Madras has also recommended that the 1925 Act should be repealed. The bill will be called the Tamil Nadu Reformatory School (Repeal) Act, 2025, and it would repeal the Tamil Nadu Act V/1926.
The document includes a "Statement of Objects and Reasons" explaining the rationale for the repeal.
S. Ragupathy, the Minister for Law, and K. Srinivasan, the Principal Secretary, are mentioned in the document.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Children Reformatory School Act, 1925 (Tamil Nadu Act V/1926): An act related to the custody, training, and care of young offenders who were given sentences under the Tamil Nadu Children Act IV/1920.
Youth Justice Act, 2015 (Central Act 2/2016): Central act regarding the protection of children who committed offenses, regardless of their age at the time of sentencing, if they were under 18 when the crime was committed.
Youth Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (Central Act 56/2000): Abolished central act regarding the protection of children who committed offenses, regardless of their age at the time of sentencing, if they were under 18 when the crime was committed.
Youth Justice Act, 1986 (Central Act 53/1986): Abolished act regarding the protection of children who committed offenses, regardless of their age at the time of sentencing, if they were under 18 when the crime was committed.
Tamil Nadu Children Act (Tamil Nadu Act IV/1920): Law related to the custody, case trial, maintenance, welfare, education, moral training, and punishment of young offenders.