In a slew of directions, the court directed the Ministry of Women and
Child Development and all state governments to ensure that positions in
the national and state commissions for protection of child rights, Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Welfare Committees) are filled up expeditiously. The court requested chief justices of all high courts to register proceedings on their own for effective implementation of the 2015 Act. "Finally, we request and urge the chief justice of each high court to seriously consider establishing child friendly courts and vulnerable witness courts in each district," the bench said. It said inquiries under the JJ Act and trials under other statutes like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, trials in sexual offences cases were required to be conducted with a "high degree of sensitivity, care and empathy for the victim" by establishing dedicated child-friendly and vulnerable witness courts. The apex court’s judgment came on a PIL seeking implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act and its rules.