Search Results for Tag : adoption
International Cases
Court shall regard welfare of child as most important consideration in relation to adoption(23.01.2019)
In present case, the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (Appellant) sought an order pursuant to the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order, 1987 th.....
Tags : Adoption, Interest, Child
Notifications & Circulars
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance adopts E-Mobility Programme(09.01.2019)
The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley along with the Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Sh.....
Tags : E-Mobility Programme, Adoption
Model Juvenile Justice Rules encompass 49 Forms(25.05.2016)
Draft Model Rules under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 were released by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.<.....
Tags : juvenile justice, draft rules, 2016, rehabilitation, adoption
Australia re-commences its adoption programme with India(14.08.2018)
The Government of Australia has decided to recommence the Adoption Programme with India, as per Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption. The adopti.....
Tags : Re-commencement, Adoption programme, Regulation
No Adoption to Foreign couples without NOC from CARA(11.08.2016)
Ministry of Women and Child Development had issued Model Guidelines for Foster Care, 2015 to be adopted/adapted by the States/UTs as per their require.....
Tags : Foreign Couples, Adoption, Permission
Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015(14.10.2015)
The Ministry of Women and Child Development notified revised 'Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children 2015' which came into force on 1 August, 2015......
Tags : Adoption, guidelines, 2015, workshops
Judgments
To testify execution of Will, it is not enough to examine a random witness who asserts that he saw attesting witness affix his signature on Will(20.11.2023)
The present appeal is filed to determine the validity of a Will. The appellant claims to have been adopted by late Venkubayamma under registered Will .....
Tags : Adoption, Will, Property
News
Delhi HC Asks Centre to Submit Report on Permanent Mechanism to Deal with Inter-Country Adoptions(03.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India to file a report before it regarding the man.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Permanent Mechanism to Deal with Inter-Country Adoptions
SC: Young Couples Can't be Made to Wait 3-4 Years to Adopt(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that asking young couples to wait three to four years to adopt a child is not correct and that the adoption process in India ne.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption, Reconsideration
Adoption Fees Received From Adoptive Parents by Trust Exempted From GST: AAR Maharashtra(01.11.2019)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has ruled that, Goods and Services Tax (GST) is exempted on Adoption Fees received from Adoptive parent.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, Goods and Services Tax, Adoption Fees
SC to Centre: Adoption Process is Tedious in India(08.08.2022)
Supreme Court in a petition seeking simplification of adoption process in India, has held that the process of adoption in India is indeed cumbersome a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption Process, Simplification
P&H HC: Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act Does Not Envisage Agreement to Adopt Unborn Child(24.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a case of adoption of an unborn child, has held that no such provision as to give effect to adoption .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High, Adoption, Unborn Child
SC to Centre and States: Frame Rules for Adoption of Children(15.03.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and States to frame rules and regulations under the new legislation meant to regulate inter-country and intra-country a.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Adoption of Children
CIVIL - Difference Between in Country Adoption and Inter-Country Adoption can't be Lost Sight of: SC(26.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that even if the common seniority list has to be utilised for the purpose of in country adoption and inter-country adoption.....
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Kerala High Court: Adoption Under HAMA Act, 1956 is Not Contrary to JJ Act, 2015(13.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) will not affect the validity of an.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Adoption
SC: Conduct Bi-Monthly Drives to Identify Children for Adoption(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions to expedite the adoption process in the country, has directed nodal departments responsible for the implementat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption, Directions
SC: Registration of Adoption Deed Doesn’t Absolve Party to Prove Fact of Adoption(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere registration of an Adoption Deed does not absolve the person asserting such adoption from proving that fact by cogent.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption Deed, Cogent Evidence
Adoption Regulations Defining Adoption Procedures By Relatives Within Country & Abroad Rolls in Today(16.01.2017)
Adoption Regulations, 2017 that defines procedures related to adoption by relatives, both within the country and abroad will become operational from t.....
Tags : Adoption Regulations, 2017, Adoption Procedures
Delhi HC Orders Expeditious Completion of Legal Formalities for Adoption by Foreign Couple(28.11.2022)
Delhi High Court while paving way for an inter country adoption by a foreign couple, has directed authorities to expeditiously conclude all legal form.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Adoption, Foreign Couple
Amicus Curiae to Ker. HC: DNA Test of Children of Rape Victims Will Defeat Concept of Adoption(19.12.2023)
Amicus Curiae Advocate A. Parvathi Menon has informed the Kerala High Court that subjecting the adopted child of a rape victim to DNA tests will only .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Amicus Curiae, DNA Test, Rape Victim, Adoption
Bombay HC Seeks Government’s Stand on Child Adoption(21.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to clarify whether it would adopt model rules framed by Centre on child adoption or it intends to b.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Child Adoption , model rules
Bombay High Court Permits Adoption of 22 Yr Old Girl Sought by 66 Yr-Old 'Guardian' Who Raised Her(03.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has allowed an adoption petition by a 66 year old man who sought adoption of a 22 year old girl who raised her. The Court further no.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Adoption
Delhi High Court: Safeguards in Adoption Process Shouldn’t Lead to Harassment(03.06.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Central Adoption Resource Agency to “streamline” the process of inter-count.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, adoption
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Muslim Couple's Plea on Adopting Unborn Hindu Child(12.12.2022)
Karnataka High Court has observed that Mohammedan Law does not recognize adoption and thus an agreement entered into between a Hindu couple to give th.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Adoption, Mohammedan Law
Bombay High Court: No Adoption Sans Permission(17.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) not to consider the application of a couple from Karnataka for the adoption .....
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SC: Children Born to Adoptee Before his Adoption Entitled to Inherit Property in Adoptive Family(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that children who were born to an adoptee before his adoption are entitled to inherit his property in the adoptive family. .....
Tags : SC, Adoption
Delhi HC Grants Protection to US-Based Indian Christian Couple in Adoption Matters(18.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted protection to a US-based Indian Christian couple, apprehending legal action for adopting a child in India in the year 201.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Adoption Matters
All. HC: Permission Granted to Woman to Adopt Child Despite Having 4 Biological Children(14.02.2024)
Allahabad High Court has allowed a woman who has four biological children to adopt a child, despite a legal bar under Adoption Regulations 2022 that h.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Adoption, Section 68(c) of JJ Act
Supreme Court: No Barring Against Adoption in Christian Law Even if Couple Have Naturally Born Child(04.07.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that by virtue of adoption a child gets transplanted into a new family where after he or she is deemed to be member of that.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption, Christian Law
SC Allows Woman Seeking Abortion to Give Child for Adoption to Couple Registered With CARA(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court in a plea by 21 year old unmarried woman seeking permission to terminate a 29 week pregnancy has allowed adoption of the child by the pr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CARA, Abortion, Adoption
Ker. HC Issues Guidelines for DNA Testing of Children of Rape Victims Who Are Given in Adoption(23.04.2024)
Ker. HC laid down guidelines for DNA testing of children of rape victims given in adoption which state that Courts shall not entertain applications se.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, DNA Testing, Rape Victims, Adoption
Bombay High Court Permits US Couple To Adopt Abandoned Siblings(02.05.2016)
Bombay High Court has given permission to a US Couple for adoption of two minor children, who were abandoned by their biological mother in 2012.
Tags : Bombay High Court, adoption
Supreme Court: States Violating the Directions Issued to Expedite Adoption Process(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that States are violating the previous directions issued by it in order to expedite the adoption process and has given the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption Process, Directions
Supreme Court: Consent of Wife and Actual Ceremony of Adoption Essential for Valid Adoption(09.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the consent of the wife of the adopter and actual ceremony of adoption is essential for a valid adoption as per Hindu .....
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Allahabad HC: Adopting a Child, Marriage is Not Sine-Quo-Non, Single Parent Can Adopt(21.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that for adopting a child, a marriage certificate is not a sina-quo-non and even a single parent can adopt a child u.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response of CARA on Framework for Facilitating Adoptions(23.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) on the framework for facilitating adoptions in case of children.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Facilitating Adoptions
NCLAT, Delhi: After Adoption Of Swiss Challenge Method, RA Not Allowed To Submit Revised Plan(27.01.2023)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal while adjudicating an appeal filed in Jindal Stainless Ltd. v Mr. Shailendra Ajmera & Anr., has observed that .....
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SC Clarifies: Allowing Adoption in Unmarried Student Abortion Case Not to Supplant CARA Process(22.02.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that its order passed in petition filed by an unmarried woman seeking termination of pregnancy wherein Court allowed adopt.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption, CARA, Abortion
SC Directs State to Act Against NGOs Indulging in Illegal Adoption of Orphans(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed State Governments and Union Territories to act against NGOs which are indulging in illegal adoption of children orphaned by.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Illegal Adoption of Orphans
Chhattisgarh HC: Marriage Expenses Can be Claimed by Unmarried Daughter(01.04.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that marriage expenses can be claimed by an unmarried daughter from her parents under the provisions of the Hindu.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, unmarried daughter, marriage expenses
Mad. HC: Marital Status of Woman Cannot be a Determining Factor for Considering Her Child’s Adoption(17.06.2024)
Mad. HC while holding that woman's marital status should not be a determining factor while considering her child's adoption observed that proviso to S.....
Tags : Madras High Court, HAMA, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act
Ker.HC:While Ordering Maintenance, Magistrate Must Specify Whether it is Provided under CrPC or HAMA(17.06.2024)
Kerala High Court held that the Magistrate whilst ordering maintenance to the daughter under Section 20(1)(d) of the Domestic Violence Act should spec.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, DV Act, Domestic Violence Act, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 , HAMA, Cr.PC
Delhi HC Issues Notice on OCI Couple's Plea Seeking Parity with Domestic Couples for Child Adoption(18.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) on a writ petition filed by an OCI couple, stating that despite havin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, OCI Couple, Child Adoption
Guj. HC: Can't Refuse Issue of Birth Cert. in Adoptive Father's Name if Adoption Not Challenged(27.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a Registrar under the Births and Deaths Registration Act is bound to issue certificate in the name of adoptive father.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Birth Certificate, Adoption
Bombay HC Issues Clarification on its January 2023 Order Regarding Adoption Proceedings(19.06.2023)
Bombay High Court while issuing clarification to its January 2023 Order that granted interim stay on transfer of pending adoption matters from Court t.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Adoption Proceedings, JJ Act, Clarification
SC: Final Deadline Given to States/UTs for Appointment of Specialised Adoption Agencies(10.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on simplifying adoption procedures in the country, has directed the Chief Secretaries o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption Agencies, Chief Secretaries
Ker. HC: State Govt. to Form SOP for Collection of DNA Samples of Children Surrendered For Adoption(12.07.2024)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to form a comprehensive SOP with regard to the collection of DNA samples of children before they a.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Adoption, DNA Samples
Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court’s Order Increasing Adoption Fee(21.09.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed orders of Bombay High Court passed in November 2016, substantially increasing the legal and composite fees payable by Indian .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adoption Fee
Bombay HC Asks CARA to Explain New Online Adoption Guidelines(18.11.2015)
Bombay High Court has asked Central Adoption Resources Agency (CARA) to look into the grievances of adoption agencies and adoptive parents regarding i.....
Tags : Bombay HC,Central Adoption Resources Agency
Delhi High Court Gives Relief to Christian Couple with Faulty Adoption of Child(03.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has given relief to a Christian couple who had looked after a child for six years from her birth, although they had not followed the .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Relief to Christian Couple with Faulty Adoption of Child