CARA referral doesn’t give enforceable right to adopt child if legally ineligible: Delhi HC

The Delhi high court has held that prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) do not acquire an enforceable right to adopt a child merely by accepting the referral and having the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) process their application for a no-objection certificate (NOC), if they are legally ineligible to adopt
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- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 7:45 am IST
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