In an adoption petition under Indian Adoptions and Maintenance Act, parents seeking to adopt minor Hannah, who was previously under their guardianship, obtained a Judge's order allowing the adoption based on social worker reports and financial records.
Petition allowed and adoption of minor Hannah is sanctioned.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION AND
IN ITS GENERAL AND INHERENT JURISDICTION INDIAN ADOPTION PETITION NO.9 OF 2017 WITH JUDGE'S ORDER NO.160 OF 2017
… Petitioners
Mr. Rakesh Kapoor for Petitioner. Mr. O. Hareendran, Scrutiny Officer of ICSW.
CORAM : R. G. KETKAR, J. DATE : AUGUST 9, 2017
P.C. :
This is a Petition for adoption of a female minor Hannah born on 07.01.2003. She was an inmate of Missionaries of Charity, Mumbai. The said Missionaries of Charity proposed minor Hannah in guardianship to the petitioners Mr. and Mrs. Patankar vide Indian Guardianship Petition No.92 of 2005. That Petition was granted on 29.06.2005. The said order is annexed at exhibit-A (pages 10 to 12). A perusal of that order shows that undertaking given through Advocate to adopt the minor after two years of their guardianship as per the decision of this Court in the case of Manuel Theodore D' Souza , 2000 (2) Bom.C.R. 244 was recorded.
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financial / investment documents and proof of residence and property are on record. In pursuance of the order dated 29.06.2005 passed by this Court in Indian Guardianship Petition No.92 of 2005, an amount of Rs.33,321/- in the name of minor Hannah is invested in Jeevan Kishor with Profits with Life Insurance Corporation on 23.07.2005. The said policy is placed on record.
(R. G. KETKAR, J.)
Minal Parab
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petition for adoption of the minor child Hannah should be allowed considering the guardianship precedent and social worker reports.
Whether the petitioners are fit to adopt given their age, income, and health status.
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Manuel Theodore D' SouzaReferred¶10
Manuel Theodore D' Souza, 2000 (2) Bom.C.R. 244 · Who else cites this
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