MoEA to decide fate of girl adopted by NRIs

MoEA to decide fate of girl adopted by NRIs Source: DNA | Last Updated 04:50(12/02/12)Share |Email Comment Advertisement Ahmedabad: An adoption case of a minor Indian girl by a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) couple has landed before the Gujarat high court as the local passport office has sought the court's order before issuing an Indian passport to the girl. The case relates to a Gujarati-origin couple that had settled in Kenya a decade back. The couple recently adopted the 11-year-old daughter of their uncle residing in Gujarat. They also registered the adoption before the officer of the sub-registrar. But when they sought an Indian passport for the girl, the passport office instructed them to get an order from the competent court as the issue relates to adoption of Indian child by an NRI couple. The issue, thus, landed before the high court which has sought clarification from the Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA) regarding rules in such cases. While posting the matter for February 17, a bench of Justice SR Brahmbhatt said, "This court is of the considered view that this statement needs to be examined. It is open to the respondent to bring about by way of affidavit any instruction issued from Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Central Government in respect of guidelines, instructions with regard to preparing passport in a case of a child who is being adopted by a person holding passport other than an Indian passport." Earlier, the counsel of the petitioner couple contended before the high court that, "There exists no restriction or bar against a Hindu foreign national adopting an Indian child. Restriction or bar and freedom to adopt Indian child by a foreigner of Hindu religion, without any formal permission or consultation with the agencies, and instrumentalities of the states in India, should act in favour of the petitioner in obtaining a passport." Ads by Google Secure BRIC Investments Brazil Forestry from €10,000 Investments are government backed. www.greenwood-management.com ICICI Bank M2I Europe Transfer Euros to any bank in India from 17 Eurozone nations. Register! ICICIBankM2I.in PreviousR 11 lakh in ‘Dhan Daan’">CM donates R 11 lakh in ‘Dhan Daan’ NextGuj companies perform poorly on bourses in third quarter Share |Email Comment Your Comment Comment:To post this comment you must log in Log In/Connect With : OR Fill in your details Code: 6 + 1 ? ADVERTISEMENT Valentines-Day Top NewsBig B surgery: King Khan first to wish Bachchan speedy recovery! Share Exclusive pics: Amitabh Bachchan arrives at hospital with family Share Tri-Series: We should've finished the game in 48th over, says Gambhir Share Bollywood All is not well between Akshay and Twinkle? Share In pics: Esha Deol gets engaged to Bharat Takhtani Share Video: Kareena Kapoor's full mujra song Dil Mera Muft Ka Share Cricket 'Kirsten could sense BCCI bringing India's downfall, so he quit': Report Share Together 'Yu and Vi' will fight cancer, Amul wishes Yuvraj Share Tri-Series: We should've finished the game in 48th over, says Gambhir Share Religion Daily Horoscope: February 13, Monday Share Numerology: January 13, Monday Share Remember this while keeping shivling at home Share Interesting NewsAll is not well between Akshay and Twinkle? Share In pics: Esha Deol gets engaged to Bharat Takhtani Share Akshay Kumar goes the Salman Khan way in Rowdy Rathore! Share Business Titan Raga signs Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador Share Megaupload trial: No bail for Kim Dotcom yet Share It's time to give back to society: Oxfam India chief Share Most LikedAll is not well between Akshay and Twinkle? Share In pics: Esha Deol gets engaged to Bharat Takhtani Share Video: Kareena Kapoor's full mujra song Dil Mera Muft Ka Share