All 25 Juveniles at Chandigarh’s observation home clear Class 10, 12 Exams

All 24 children, living in the Observation-cum-Special Home, Sector 25, have cleared their secondary & senior secondary examinations through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).

This was shared by the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Committee, which monitors the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act 2015https://www.latestlaws.com/bare-acts/central-acts-rules/juvenile-justice-care-protection-of-children-act-2015/ within the jurisdiction of Punjab & Haryana HC.

The committee is headed by HC Justice Jaswant Singh.

The official statement mentioned that “He has issued directions to Paramjeet Singh, district & sessions judge, Chandigarh, & Ashok Kumar Maan, chief judicial magistrate-cum-secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, to closely monitor the facilities being made available to the children & submit regular reports".

The special home’s superintendent shared that seven students had appeared for Class 12 board exams, with 5 securing first division & 2 scoring 57.42% & 57.33% marks, respectively.

Remaining 17 students appeared for Class 10 exams. As many as 11 students obtained first division & six-second division.

Justice Singh has sought an assessment to establish the children’s area of interest & that they are suitably rehabilitated in a job-oriented vocational training. 

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