Sharaddhanand Mahilashram v. Jeremy Stephen Frost, American And ANR (Proposed Adopters) Trishala (Minor)

904-FAP3-18.DOC Shephali

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION FOREIGN ADOPTION PETITION NO. 3 OF 2018 WITH JUDGE'S ORDER NO. 17 OF 2018 Sharaddhanand Mahilashram

...Petitioner

Versus

Jeremy Stephen Frost, American & Anr & Trishal (minor) ...Proposed Adoptive Parents Mr Rakesh Kapoor, for the Petitioner.

Mr O Hareendran, Scrutiny Officer, ICSW, is present. CORAM: G.S. PATEL, J DATED:

31st January 2018 PC:- 1.

Heard.

2.

Mr Kapoor tenders the supporting documents namely, corrected financials, bank statements along with a psychology report of the proposed adoptive parents. This is the adoptive parents' third adoptions. The two children previously adopted, both from India, are doing well.. The present minor has need of a hearing implant that requires urgent attention in US. One of the elder siblings had the same difficulty.

31st January 2018

904-FAP3-18.DOC 3.

Having seen the scrutiny report presented by Mr O Hareendran, Scrutiny Officer of the Indian Council of Social Welfare and the Petition with its annexures, the Judge's Order is separately signed in respect of the Foreign Adoption of the female minor Trishala, born on 14th November 2015. It only remains to be noted that the requirement of the investment and the bond is no longer necessary in view of the decision of SC Gupte J of 17th January 2018 in Foreign Adoption Petition No. 59 of 2017 (Holy Cross Home for Babies, Petitioner vs Ravikiran Abraham Barigala & Anr, Proposed Adopters).

4.

All authorities will act on production of an authenticated copy of this order. The birth certificate and passport are to be issued urgently, having regard to the minor's condition, and those authorities in particular will act on the basis of an authenticated copy of this order.

5.

The Petition is disposed of in these terms.

(G. S. PATEL, J) 31st January 2018