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Delhi High Court gives CWC 10 days on Jharkhand minor
The Indian Express··3d ago
The Delhi High Court asked the Child Welfare Committee to decide rehabilitation for a 17-year-old Adivasi girl from Jharkhand's Khunti. She has stayed at a Delhi shelter since August 1. The mother seeks custody and alleges trafficking for domestic work. An October 1 order requires a CWC decision within 10 days. Delhi Police say she came with parental consent.
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What It Means For You
- The CWC must rule on the minor's welfare within 10 days of the October 1 order.
- The mother has been in Delhi for 15 days searching for her daughter, she said.
- The court said it expressed no view on how the child should be rehabilitated.
What's Happening
- The girl has been at a Delhi shelter home since August 1.
- The mother's petition says she left home in July for alleged domestic work.
- Delhi Police reported she arrived around July 10 with a woman she knew.
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- Advocate Abhiram Venugopal represents the mother in the High Court case.
- A Jharkhand social outfit report dated September 2 is cited in court filings.
- The mother told The Indian Express she barely speaks Hindi and has no fixed lodging.
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