Supreme Court of India

Laxmikant Pandey v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1991] 3 S.C.R. 568
Bench Ranganath Misra, M.H. Kania and Kuldip Singh JJ.
Decided 14 August 1991

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Chief District Medical Officer (COMO) may be involved in the matter of ascertainment of the age and the magistrate may ordinarily act on the certificate granted by the COMO. 'D We gather that many of these agencies have indeed no child care facilities.

Judgment, page 8

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