Supreme Court of India accepts Christians’ plea for Adoption Rights
The Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the country has accepted the petition of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) to make provision for Christians to be able to adopt children legally, so far only Hindus are allowed to do so, reported Christian Today India news site
The court hearing will come up next month.
Note: Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintainance Act (HAMA), 1956, only Hindus can adopt children legally. Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews can only become the guardians under the Guardians and Wards Act (GAWA), 1890, which does not confer the status of a biologically born child.
Source: Christian Today India
Posted: July 24th, 2007 under News & Views.
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