Children Act, 1960
37. Appeals
(1) Subject to the
provisions of this section, any person aggrieved by an order made by a
competent authority under this Act may, within thirty days from the date of
such order, prefer an appeal to the court of session:
Provided that the court of
session may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty
days if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause
from filing the appeal in time.
(2) No appeal shall
lie from-
(a) any order of acquittal made by the
children's court in respect of a child alleged to have committed an offence; or
(b) any order made by a Board in respect of a
finding that a person is not a neglected child.
(3) No second appeal
shall lie from any order of the court of session passed in appeal under this
section.