Andriyaa(Minor) Vs
Case brief
What is this about?
This single-judge order disposed of an original petition filed under the Juvenile Justice Act 2000. The court accepted evidence regarding the petitioners' financial stability and the child's abandonment. The judge was satisfied that appointing the petitioners as guardians and adoptive parents was beneficial to the minor.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners appointed as adoptive parents of minor Andriyaa; child entitled to legal status of biological child with succession rights; date of birth declared as 12.01.2014.
What the court decided
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O.P.No.478 of 2015
K.RAVICHANDRABAABU.,J.
This petition has been filed under Section 41(6) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 (as amended by Act 33 of 2006) read with Clause 17 of the Letters Patent to appoint the petitioners as adoptive parents of the person of minor Andriyaa.
- The case of the petitioners in brief is as follows:-
(a) The first petitioner is working as a driver in a company called Sri Ganapathy Transports, situate at 25/11, Metha Nagar Main Road, Metha Nagar, Chennai-29 on a monthly salary of Rs.15,000/- and the 2nd petitioner is an administrative staff working in Stella Maris College, Cathedral Road, Chennai-86 and her month salary is Rs.10,550/-. The petitioners have a plot of land in Red Hills, Chennai worth about Rs.10 lakhs and they have movables worth about Rs.8,30,000/-. The petitioners are financially stable. The petitioners got married on 15.05.2005 and have no children and they are hale and healthy and do not suffer from any disease or infirmities.
(b) The petitioners approached St.Thomas Mount Babies Home for a child for adoption. The said Home is registered under the Juvenile Justice Act under Proc.Roc.No.2008/CW-4/2012 dated 05.02.2015 and
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the said recognition is valid till 04.02.2020. The said Home has consented to give a female child named Andriyaa to the petitioners. The minor child was said to be born on 12.01.2014 and was found abandoned on 03.02.2014 in the Gingee Government Hospital, Villupuram. The minor child is now 1 year and 5 months old. The minor child was declared as an abandoned child legally free for adoption by the Child Welfare Committee by its order dated 05.06.2015 in D.C.C.P.No.12/2015. The petitioners have also given their consent and willingness to adopt the child Andriyaa.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are fit to be appointed as adoptive parents of the abandoned minor child Andriyaa.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
K. Ravichandrababu and spouse
Coram
K. Ravichandrababu
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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