Child adoption in India

Supreme Court asks Centre to apprise it of steps taken to simplify child adoption process

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, AS Bopanna, and JB Pardiwala told Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, appearing for the Centre, "There are a lot of young couples waiting to adopt the child but the process is so tedious that it takes three to four years to get a single child to be adopted through the CARA.

Aug 26, 2022, 21:16 PM IST

Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity orphanages to be derecognised?

The central government is mulling derecognising 13 orphanages run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity due to its non-compliance with adoption guidelines.

Oct 09, 2015, 09:12 AM IST