JUDGMENT :

Nitin Jamdar, J.

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Respondents waive service. Taken up for disposal.

2. Bachpan Bachao Andolan, the Petitioner, is a non-governmental organization working for the protection and advocacy of children's rights. The founder of this organization was conferred the Nobel Peace Prize for their contribution to safeguarding the rights and well-being of children. The Respondents are the authorities representing the State of Maharashtra. The focus of this petition is on the inadequacies and deficiencies in the efforts of the State of Maharashtra to implement legislation about the rights of children and the orders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The Petitioners highlighting these shortcomings seek directions to enhance the State's efforts in this domain.

History of legislation

3. To place the subject matter in context a brief overview of the backdrop to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 would be useful. A report published by the Tata Institute of Social Science commissioned by the State of Maharashtra provides a comprehensive background on the development of the legislative framework related to the subject. In Britis