Children Act, 1960
40. Power to amend orders
(1) Without prejudice
to the provisions for appeal and revision under this Act, any competent
authority may, either on its own motion or on an application received in this
behalf, amend any order as to the institution to which a child is to be sent or
as to the person under whose care or supervision a child is to be placed under
this Act.
(2) Clerical mistakes
in orders passed by a competent authority or errors arising therein from any
accidental slip or omission may, at any time, be corrected by the competent
authority either on its own motion or on an application received in this
behalf.