Court denounces CWC over failure to submit adoption license

20 November 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: A family court here on Saturday has denounced the Child Welfare Committee over the illegal adoption of Anupama Chandran’s baby. The court raised the criticism when the CWC sought more time to submit the final report over the case

The court observed that the committee didn’t submit the adoption license even after the court issued directions for the same. The affiliation license issued by the State Adoption Regulatory Authority was expired in 2016.

The CWC has not produced the renewed original license along with the affidavit before the court. Irked with this, the court denounced the CWC and issued strict direction to produce the original license.

Meanwhile, the CWC informed the family court here that the investigation into the baby kidnap case is in the final phase. The committee also requested the court to grant time till November 29 to submit the detailed report.

However, the family court expressed satisfaction over the case. The court also directed to avoid lapses in the case. The case will be considered again on November 30.

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