IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 33767 of 2010(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SANEESAN.P.K,S/O.KRISHNAN,AGED 48 YEARS, PANAKKAL PANDIKASALAKKAL HOUSE,NATTIKA VILLAGE, NATTIKA BEACH.P.O,THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.SHOBY K.FRANCIS, SMT.M.PRATHIBHA. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT.,FAMILY AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,GOVT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR,STATE ADOPTION CELL, VIKAS BHAVAN,SOCIAL WELFARE DEPT. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 33767 of 2010 U ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 26th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he and his wife approached the second respondent to adopt a child. His grievance is that, the second respondent refused to conduct home study for the reason that the petitioner has not passed SSLC examination. It is complaining of the above, the writ petition is filed. 2. The case was adjourned with a direction to the learned Government Pleader to obtain instructions regarding the basis of such a stand taken by the second respondent. 3. Learned Government Pleader has obtained instructions from the second respondent and submits that such a condition was insisted for the reason that the Central Adoption Resource Authority constituted by the Central Government had imposed such a condition. However, it is stated that, since there is no statutory prescription to that effect, the second respondent will consider the case of the W.P.(C) No.33767/10 : 2 : petitioner, without insisting on the aforesaid condition. 4. Therefore, I record the submission of the learned Government Pleader and leave it open to the petitioner to pursue the matter with the second respondent. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge