The petition filed by Central Adoption Resource Authority seeking to bypass a predecessor bench order was dismissed as frivolous, emphasizing that adoption is a child's right not the parent's.
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KIRAN & ANR. .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Chiranjeev Chauhan, Advocate Ms. Arundhati Katju, senior advocate ( amicus curiae ) with Ms. Ritika Meena, Advocate
versus
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA
O R D E R
[Physical Hearing/Hybrid Hearing (as per request)] CRL.M.A. 14061/2025 (directions)
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GIRISH KATHPALIA, J
MAY 6, 2025/as
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to interfere in an order of the predecessor bench regarding the custody of an abandoned child.
CARA
STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.
GIRISH KATHPALIA
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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