A lawyer representing the teen accused in Pune's Porsche car crash case said on Thursday the teenager was “unable to get admission” to a management institute in Delhi because the institute required a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). Though the defence filed a plea with the board to obtain the NOC, they later withdrew. Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray said the defence submitted an application to the JJB, highlighting that the Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) was unable to secure admission because of the pending case and the institute's insistence on an NOC.
“I responded that education was everyone's right guaranteed by the Constitution and he (minor accused) must get admission,” Hiray said. Also Read | Pune Porsche crash: Accused minor completes 15-day safe driving programme as per court order, says RTO official Why did the institute cancel the teen’s admission? The defence said in its application that the 17-year-old boy, allegedly behind the wheel of the Porsche that collided with two motorbike-borne IT engineers in May, had applied for a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) course at a Delhi-based institute. The institute initially granted the boy, whose father is a prominent builder in Pune, admission but later revoked it, requesting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), which is handling his case.
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