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2014 Supreme(Del) 659

PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, JAYANT NATH
Chhatravas, Chandra Arya Vidya Mandir – Appellant
Versus
Director, Deptt of Women & Child Dev – Respondent


Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Maninder Singh, Sr. Advocate instructed by Nitinjya Chaudhary, Advocate. For the Respondents:Rajeeve Mehra, ASG instructed S. Pushkarna, CGSC, Neeraj Chaudhary, CGSC, Aditya Malhotra, Ravjot Singh, Gaurav Sharma, Sana Sundaram, Aditi Mohan, Advocates for UOI with A. Kapoor, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development G. Tushar Rao, Advocate for Intervener Arya Bal Griha Digvijay Rai, Advocate for Intervenor Arya Kanya Sadan, Amit Mahajan, Advocate for Chandravati Chaudhary Smarak Trust Anant Kumar Asthana, Sushil Dutt Salwan, Advocate Latika Dutta, Advocate for GNCT.

Judgment :

Pradeep Nandrajog, J.

1. No doubt the officers of the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of NCT of Delhi are an illuminating lot, but it appears that half of them are fused and the remaining half are confused. Sometimes the stand taken is that with the promulgation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, the Women and Children Institutions Licensing Act, 1956 has been repealed and thus it is pleaded that the petitioner would not be entitled to a renewal of the license granted to it under said Act for running a home for orphans or parents who cannot support their children and that the petitioner should obtain a permission under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. At other time the stand taken is that a license under the Women and Children Institutions Licensing Act, 1956 has to be obtained but after the petitioner obtained the necessary permission under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. Shifting the stand in the pleadings and the communications as aforesaid, a lot of confusion was created by the shifting stand taken. As recorded in the order dated July 30, 2012 the

























































































































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