CWC Directed to Hand Over Baby to Parents Who Were Victims of Surrogacy Scam: Telangana High Court
In a significant ruling under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, the Telangana High Court directed the Child Welfare Committee to return custody of a baby girl named Hiya to the couple who had been raising her since birth. The judgment came in light of the couple being victims of a fraudulent surrogacy procedure carried out by Dr. Namratha and Universal Srushti Fertility & Research Centre, who allegedly misled them into…