J.K.MAHESHWARI
Priya Yadav – Appellant
Versus
State of M. P. – Respondent
1. This writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed assailing the order dated 20.7.2016 passed by Child Welfare Committee, Indore directing the petitioner to bring the child in the office of Child Welfare Committee (in short ‘CWC’), Prabhu Nagar, Indore in between 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on every Friday giving visitation right to the husband on his application. In the said order it is specified that non compliance would make her liable for the consequences.
2. Learned counsel for petitioner has strenuously urged that as per section 2(22) of Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (which shall be referred hereinafter as the ‘Act’ of 2015) the committee would mean the ‘Child Welfare Committee’; may be constituted as per section 27 of the Act. The State Government has conferred with the power to appoint the Child Welfare committees for exercising the power to discharge the duties in relation to children in need of care and protection under the Act. The powers of the committee has been specified under section 29 by which the committee can dispose of the cases relating to care, protection, treatment, development and rehabilitat
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