Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.

Heard Ms. Chhaya Kirti, learned counsel appearing for the appellants and on our request Mr. Sunil Dutta Mishra, Secretary, Bihar State Legal Services Authority, Patna has provided assistance as amicus curiae to enlighten the issue as well as the papers that accompany the present appeal which arises out of an order passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court at Patna refusing to allow inter-country adoption inter alia on grounds that the statutory age as provided under Regulation 5 of the Adoption Regulations, 2017 and that the period provided under Section 59 allowing 60 days time before any such process could be started was not strictly followed.

2. We have heard learned counsel appearing for the appellants and since it is non-adversarial litigation, there is no respondent and we have also considered the submissions of Mr. Mishra appearing as amicus curiae in the present appeal.

3. In this Miscellaneous Appeal, a prayer has been made to set aside the judgment and order dated 21st November, 2017 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Fa