Foreign adoption petition filed by an approved agency and prospective adoptive parents for a minor legally free for adoption. The court allowed the petition and passed orders for adoption.
Petition made absolute; minor child shall not be offered for further adoption by prospective adoptive parents.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION AND
GENERAL AND INHERENT JURISDICTION
FOREIGN ADOPTION PETITION NO.29 OF 2021
ALONG WITH
JUDGE’S ORDER NO.177 OF 2021
Vatsalya Trust .. Petitioner-Applicant Silvio Aquilina Nicole Aquilina .. Co-Petitioners/Adoptive Parents Ruchi @ Zelie Ruchi .. Minor
Ms. Sangeeta Nagpal for the Petitioner. Mr. O. Hareendran, Scrutiny Officer of ICSW, is present. Mr. Dilip R. Talekar, Chamber Registrar, is present.
CORAM : A. K. MENON, J. DATE : 25TH NOVEMBER, 2021.
P.C. :
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parents are aged about 44 and 43 years respectively. They have been married since 19th March 2004 and they are stated to be in good health. They have already adopted one male child Gregory, about 5 years of age. The prospective adoptive father, who is a Mechanical Engineer, is now stated to be selfemployed. The prospective adoptive mother is also gainfully employed.
(i) Petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (e).
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SNEHAABHAY Digitally signedby SNEHAABHAY DIXITDate: 1-FAP-29-2021 & JO-177-2021.doc DIXIT 2021.11.2617:18:50 +0530 Dixit
Vatsalya Trust
Silvio Aquilina
Nicole Aquilina
Ruchi @ Zelie Ruchi
A. K. MENON
As recorded by the court registry
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