Adoption by members of other religion with special reference to CARA Rules

A Christian couple in Vashi and a Muslim couple in Kurla both want to give a home to a child who has none. Neither can rely on the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, because it does not apply to them. Does the law close the door on them? It does not, because Parliament built a second route that is open to every Indian, whatever the religion of the parents. That route runs through the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and the body that supervises it, the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).

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Adoption under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 is open to prospective adoptive parents irrespective of religion: an orphaned, abandoned or surrendered child, declared legally free for adoption, is matched by a Specialised Adoption Agency under the CARA regulations, and the District Magistrate issues the adoption order that makes the child the parents' child for all purposes.

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