Abandoned Child Allowed to Continue Living with Caregivers Who Raised Him for 10 Years: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Central Adoption Resource Authority to consider the plea of a married couple in their 50s who are seeking to adopt a child they had taken into their care nearly ten years ago after he was found abandoned in a Mutt. Justice D K Singh passed the order while emphasizing that the paramount interest of the child’s welfare must guide all decisions under the…