:1: :1: :1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICITON ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICITON ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICITON AND AND AND IN ITS GENERAL AND INHERENT JURISDICTION IN ITS GENERAL AND INHERENT JURISDICTION IN ITS GENERAL AND INHERENT JURISDICTION FOREIGN ADOPTION PETITION NO. 191 OF 2004 FOREIGN ADOPTION PETITION NO. 191 OF 2004 FOREIGN ADOPTION PETITION NO. 191 OF 2004 In the matter of Guardians and Wards Act, 1890; AND In the matter of appointment of guardian of person of a male minor AMIT KHANNA, an inmate of Bal Anand, Worldchildren Welfare Trust India, Sai Krupa, 93, Ghatla village, Chember, Mumbai-400 071. Mr. Hardeep Singh Khanna Mrs. Kulwant Kaur Khanna .. Petitioners. Mr. R.Kapoor for the petitioner present. Mr. Kajle, AGP for stawte. O. Hari with Ms. P. Soni for ICSW. CORAM: S.U. KAMDAR, J. CORAM: S.U. KAMDAR, J. CORAM: S.U. KAMDAR, J. DATE : 19TH JANUARY, 2005 DATE : 19TH JANUARY, 2005 DATE : 19TH JANUARY, 2005 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. The State Government is directed to furnish copy of the list of the organisations, associations :2: :2: :2: and or institutions which are recognised for the purpose of adoption by the State government alongwith the date of the validity of licence. The said list would include their complete address as well as the names of the trustees or promoters of such institutions. The Ministry for Social Welfare is directed to issue directions to each of the agencies which are recognised by them for the purpose of adoption that while recommending the adoption to the court for any foreign adoption care should be taken that the child sought to be adopted from any agencies or from outside agencies is not more than three. However, in an exceptional case, if any, agencies seeking to recommend the adoption of the child to guardian in addition to three children to a particular guardian, the agency must state special reasons and submit to the court for the purpose of scrutiny while passing necessary orders in respect of adoption of the child. 2. In the present case the petitioner is an :3: :3: :3: Indian now residing in U.K. I have interviewed the petitioner and also perused the documents which are annexed to the petition. I have also considered the medical report of the minor child who is suffering from Thalassemia. The petitioner is aware of the said fact and states that the child will undergo all necessary medical treatment as advanced by the Doctors from time to time. In the aforesaid circumstances, I make the petition absolute in terms of prayer clause (a), (b) and (c). 3. The petitioners are directed to execute a Bond in favour of the Prothonotary and Senior Master in the sum of Rs.60,000/- (Rupees Sixty Thousand Only). 4. The petitioners are further directed to pay a sum of Rs.2,500/- (Rupees Two Thousand Five Hundred only) to the said Indian Council of Social Welfare, Mumbai towards the costs of the petition. SD/- **********