Adopting A Child In India
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Right To Adopt Child Can't Be Fundamental Right, Declares Delhi High Court
The right to adopt a child cannot be raised to the status of a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution and the prospective adoptive parents do not have any right to choose who to adopt, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Opinion: The Long, Agonising Adoption Process In India
There are three crore orphaned children in India, but only 3,500 to 4,000 children are available for adoption in a year and some 30,000 prospective parents have to wait for three years to bring home a child.
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DNA Test On Rape Survivor's Child After Adoption Not In Its Interest: High Court
The Bombay High Court has said conducting a DNA test on the child of a rape survivor after adoption would not be in the child's best interest.
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Supreme Court Flags Issue Of "Great Delay" In Child Adoption Process
Terming child adoption a "human thing", the Supreme Court on Friday flagged the issue of "great delay" in the process and said several children are awaiting adoption in hope of a better life.
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Number Of Orphan, Abandoned Children Rise By 25% Since 2020: Centre
The Centre has over the last three years registered a 25 per cent spike in the number of orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children in its child adoption portal CARINGS.
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Father, Domestic Help Physically Abuse Adopted Child In Assam, Arrested
A doctor and his family's domestic help were arrested in Guwahati on Saturday for allegedly physically abusing his adopted daughter, police said.
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Child Rescued From Drain In Maharashtra In 2018 Adopted By Italian Couple
A newborn found abandoned in a drain in Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra's Thane district in 2018 has been adopted by an Italian couple.
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No Waiting Period For Adopting Child With Special Needs: Government
There is no waiting period for those who desire to adopt a child having special needs and also from the immediate placement category which includes mostly older children, the government said today.
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Lakhs Of Children Waiting To Be Adopted, Simplify Process: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the child adoption process in India needs to be streamlined as there are three-to-four years waiting period under the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to adopt a single child.
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Indore Woman Inflicts Burns On Adopted Daughter, 9, For Bedwetting: Cops
A woman allegedly inflicted burns on the private parts of her nine-year-old adopted daughter as a punishment for bedwetting in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Monday.
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28,663 Indian Applicants Waiting To Adopt A Child, Says Centre
As many as 28,663 Indian applicants are waiting to adopt a child in the country, the Women and Child Development ministry said on Friday, and noted that number of adoptions are not declining.
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Eunuchs Adopt Aganwadi Centre In Madhya Pradesh's Panna, Earn Praise
A group of eunuchs has adopted an aganwadi centre - a child care facility - in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, earning praise from Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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Marriage Certificate Not Essential To Adopt Child: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a marriage certificate isn't an essential condition for adopting a child.
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PM Modi's Schemes For Girls "Revolutionized Sex Ratio": Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised PM Modi's schemes appealing to people to adopt daughters as a symbol of pride, after taking charge as head of the country, which resulted in a "mass campaign" and "revolutionized the sex ratio".
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Child Will Stay With Foster Mother Who Cared For Her For A Decade: Court
Coming to the rescue of a 10-year-old girl given in adoption in a battle for custody between two women, the Madras High Court has ruled the minor cannot be separated from her foster mother who had cared and nurtured the child for a decade.
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Right To Adopt Child Can't Be Fundamental Right, Declares Delhi High Court
The right to adopt a child cannot be raised to the status of a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution and the prospective adoptive parents do not have any right to choose who to adopt, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Opinion: The Long, Agonising Adoption Process In India
There are three crore orphaned children in India, but only 3,500 to 4,000 children are available for adoption in a year and some 30,000 prospective parents have to wait for three years to bring home a child.
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DNA Test On Rape Survivor's Child After Adoption Not In Its Interest: High Court
The Bombay High Court has said conducting a DNA test on the child of a rape survivor after adoption would not be in the child's best interest.
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Supreme Court Flags Issue Of "Great Delay" In Child Adoption Process
Terming child adoption a "human thing", the Supreme Court on Friday flagged the issue of "great delay" in the process and said several children are awaiting adoption in hope of a better life.
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Number Of Orphan, Abandoned Children Rise By 25% Since 2020: Centre
The Centre has over the last three years registered a 25 per cent spike in the number of orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children in its child adoption portal CARINGS.
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Father, Domestic Help Physically Abuse Adopted Child In Assam, Arrested
A doctor and his family's domestic help were arrested in Guwahati on Saturday for allegedly physically abusing his adopted daughter, police said.
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Child Rescued From Drain In Maharashtra In 2018 Adopted By Italian Couple
A newborn found abandoned in a drain in Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra's Thane district in 2018 has been adopted by an Italian couple.
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No Waiting Period For Adopting Child With Special Needs: Government
There is no waiting period for those who desire to adopt a child having special needs and also from the immediate placement category which includes mostly older children, the government said today.
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Lakhs Of Children Waiting To Be Adopted, Simplify Process: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the child adoption process in India needs to be streamlined as there are three-to-four years waiting period under the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to adopt a single child.
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Indore Woman Inflicts Burns On Adopted Daughter, 9, For Bedwetting: Cops
A woman allegedly inflicted burns on the private parts of her nine-year-old adopted daughter as a punishment for bedwetting in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Monday.
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28,663 Indian Applicants Waiting To Adopt A Child, Says Centre
As many as 28,663 Indian applicants are waiting to adopt a child in the country, the Women and Child Development ministry said on Friday, and noted that number of adoptions are not declining.
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Eunuchs Adopt Aganwadi Centre In Madhya Pradesh's Panna, Earn Praise
A group of eunuchs has adopted an aganwadi centre - a child care facility - in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, earning praise from Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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Marriage Certificate Not Essential To Adopt Child: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a marriage certificate isn't an essential condition for adopting a child.
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PM Modi's Schemes For Girls "Revolutionized Sex Ratio": Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised PM Modi's schemes appealing to people to adopt daughters as a symbol of pride, after taking charge as head of the country, which resulted in a "mass campaign" and "revolutionized the sex ratio".
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Child Will Stay With Foster Mother Who Cared For Her For A Decade: Court
Coming to the rescue of a 10-year-old girl given in adoption in a battle for custody between two women, the Madras High Court has ruled the minor cannot be separated from her foster mother who had cared and nurtured the child for a decade.
