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Dr. Subramanian Swamy & Ors. v. Raju Thr. Member Juvenile Justice Board & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 9 S.C.R. 283
Bench P. Sathasivam, Ranjan Gogoi and Shiva Kirti Singh JJ.
Decided 28 March 2014

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Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 (as amended) - Constitutionality of - Enactment of the Act - Purpose - lnclusioh of all persons under the age .o(18 into a .class called 'juveniles' - Validity - Held: The Act was enacted to give full and complete effect to the country's international obligations arising from India being a sigRatory to three separate conventions, namely, the Beijing Rules, the UN Convention and the Havana Rules - Also, the Act is a beneficial piece of legislation - If the Act is plainly read and understood, the resultant effect thereof is wholly consistent with Art. 14 - The Act,

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