Maharashtra State Womens Council Adoption Group v. Juan Pedro Ruiz Garcia And Antonia Horta Ojeda (Prop. Adoptive Parents) And Swaraj (Minor)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION AND IN ITS GENERAL AND INHERENT JURISDICTION FOREIGN ADOPTION PETITION NO. 1 OF 2025 WITH JUDGE'S ORDER NO.5 OF 2025 IN FOREIGN ADOPTION PETITION NO. 1 OF 2025 MAHARASHTRA STATE WOMEN'S COUNCIL ) ADOPTION GROUP )...PETITIONER V/s.

1) JUAN PEDRO RUIZ GARCIA )

2) ANTONIA HORTA OJEDA )...PROPOSED ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND SWARAJ )...MINOR Ms.Dipal S. Mehta, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.O. Harindran, Scrutiny Officer, ICSW, present. Mr.Dilip Gurav, Chamber Registrar, present.

Mrs.Ujwala Ashtankar, Social Worker, present. Ms.Natalia Lopez, through VC, Social Worker of AFAA. Mr.Juan Pedro Ruiz Garcia and Ms.Antonia Horta Ojeda, Proposed Parents through VC.

Mr. Moti Mehtani, representative of AFAA through VC.

CORAM

:

ABHAY AHUJA, J.

DATE :

20th FEBRUARY, 2025 P.C. :

1.

Pursuant to the order dated 30th January, 2025, today when the matter is called out, Ms. Mehta, learned Counsel appears for the Nikita Gadgil 1/2

33-FAP-1-2025.doc Petitioner and tenders an undertaking dated 10th February, 2025 from Ninos Sin Fronteras (Children Without Frontiers) with respect to the medical treatment of the minor by proposed adoptive parents as well as an undertaking dated 5th February, 2025 from Dr. Ana Barbero Sans, Pediatrician, with respect to the post adoption medical treatment of minor Swraj.

2.

A perusal of the same does not, in my view, satisfy the requirement of paragraph -8 of the order dated 30th January, 2025. 3.

Accordingly, for the Petitioner / Proposed Adoptive Parents to comply with the said requirement, list on 13th March, 2025. (ABHAY AHUJA, J.) Digitally signed by NIKITA YOGESH GADGIL Date:

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