Date: 2025-03-26Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
SOCIAL WELFARE AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT --Reconstitution of Juvenile Justice Board in Salem District Children Welfare and Special Services 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.
**Executive Summary**
This document, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on March 26, 2025, concerns the reconstitution of Juvenile Justice Boards in multiple districts of Tamil Nadu. The reconstitutions are made under the authority of 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. The Government Orders (G.O.(D) Nos. 75-79) providing for the reconstitution are all dated March 26, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General Provisions**
* The Governor of Tamil Nadu reconstitutes the Juvenile Justice Boards in several districts.
* These reconstitutions are carried out under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 [Central Act 2 of 2016].
* The reconstitutions are also in line with the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017.
* **District-Specific Reconstitutions**
* Reconstitutions detailed for the following districts:
* Salem
* Perambalur
* Tiruchirappalli
* Tiruvallur
* Tiruvannamalai
* For each district, the notification specifies:
* The Judicial Magistrate appointed as the Principal Magistrate
* Two Social Worker Members, including their names and addresses.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Juvenile Justice Board Members (Principal Magistrates and Social Worker Members)**
* **Impact:**
* The members are newly appointed or re-appointed to the Juvenile Justice Boards in their respective districts.
* The boards' compositions have been revised based on this notification.
* **Action Required:**
* Assume their roles and responsibilities as members of the reconstituted Juvenile Justice Boards.
* Fulfill their duties according to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and the associated Tamil Nadu Rules, 2017.
Key Entities Referenced
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: Central act governing the care and protection of children in India, which this notification references.
Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017: State rules supplementing the Juvenile Justice Act, referenced in this notification.
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department: The Tamil Nadu government department issuing the notification.
Tamil Nadu: Indian state where the notification applies.
Juvenile Justice Board: Board being reconstituted by the notification