Date: 2025-03-20Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
SOCIAL WELFARE AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT--Constitution of Juvenile Justice Board in Tenkasi District under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 [Central Act 2 of 2016], and the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017.
This is a notification from the Government of Tamil Nadu, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, No. 127, dated March 20, 2025. The notification concerns the constitution of the Juvenile Justice Board in Tenkasi District under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017. The notification, designated as No. II(2)/SWWE/252(a)/2025, details the constitution of the Juvenile Justice Board for Tenkasi District.
The board is comprised of:
1. Judicial Magistrate, Tenkasi acting as Principal Magistrate.
2. Thiru P.S.Velrajan, No.40 A, North Street, KO.Maruthappapuram (PO), Sankarankovil (TK), Tenkasi District - 627 953 acting as Social Worker Member.
3. Tmt. K.Saravana Selvi, No.4/158, C.S.I. Church Street, Keela Kadayam, Tenkasi TK & District acting as Social Worker Member.
Jayashree Muralidharan, Secretary to Government, issued the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 [Central Act 2 of 2016]: Central law concerning juvenile justice.
Juvenile Justice Board: Entity being constituted for Tenkasi District under the powers conferred by the Juvenile Justice Act.
Tenkasi District: Location where the Juvenile Justice Board is being established.
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department: Tamil Nadu government department issuing the notification to form the Juvenile Justice Board.