"Court" for the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 includes:

Section 2(23) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 defines "court" as "a civil court, which has jurisdiction in matters of adoption and guardianship", which may include the district judge's court, family courts and city civil courts. Criminal courts, the Committee and the Board are not the "court" so defined.