Manmohan Singh, J.:--

1. By way of filing of the present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has assailed the impugned order dated 3rd August, 2012 passed by the Addl. District Judge-03 (North), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in RCA No. 70/2010.

2. The petitioner/plaintiff filed a suit for declaration with the averments that respondents/defendants No. 3 & 4 are the natural parents of the petitioner while respondents/defendants No. 1 & 2 are her adopted parents. Respondents No. 3 & 4 are legally married and out of the wedlock, the petitioner was born on 3rd April, 1986 at New Delhi. Respondents No. 1 & 2 are the relatives of respondents No. 3 & 4 who had three sons but no daughter and therefore, were desirous of adopting a daughter and hence, adopted the petitioner on 2nd July, 1998. An adoption deed was also executed on the same day.

3. It was further stated that respondents No. 1 & 2 were settled in Canada prior to the adoption and, therefore, they persuaded the respondents No. 3 & 4 to give the petitioner in adoption as they would take the petitioner to Canada. At the time of alleged adoption, no ceremony of giving or taking in adoption was performed an

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