DNA Report Confirmed Biological Parents, Yet CWC Declared Child 'Abandoned'; Adoption Quashed: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) declaring a newborn child abandoned and the child's biological parents incapacitated to take custody. The Court held that the CWC had failed to follow the mandatory procedure prescribed under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 before declaring the child legally free for adoption. The case concerned a newborn baby who was…